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Are Long-Term Care Needs Assessments Fiscal Policy Tools?

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  • Heber Dávila
  • David Knapp
  • Yeeun Lee

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Key MessagesCare needs assessment (CNA) criteria determine long-term care (LTC) accessNational LTC eligibility is shaped by CNA design, not only by level of functional limitationIdentical care profiles yield divergent eligibility outcomes across European LTC systemsCNAs function as fiscal policy tools, with eligibility thresholds regulating publicly financed careCNA design has fiscal and care access consequences and should be treated as a key component of LTC policy

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  • Heber Dávila & David Knapp & Yeeun Lee, 2026. "Are Long-Term Care Needs Assessments Fiscal Policy Tools?," EconPol Forum, CESifo, vol. 27(03), pages 27-32, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:epofor:v:27:y:2026:i:03:p:27-32
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