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Challenges Facing U.S. Long-Term Care Financing: Future Needs, Key Issues and Current Solutions. 2016

John O'Leary, and Linda Chow

The need for long-term care (LTC) is on the rise as the Baby Boomer generation ages. This article will focus on the projected future drivers and costs for LTC, why the private LTC approach has not worked to date and alternate approaches in the market that appear to help address some of the current needs.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008134	Long-Term Care	Care over an extended period, usually for a chronic condition or disability, requiring periodic, intermittent, or continuous care.	Care, Long-Term,Long Term Care
D008297	Male		Males
D005260	Female		Females
D005382	Financing, Personal	Payment by individuals or their family for health care services which are not covered by a third-party payer, either insurance or medical assistance.	Personal Expenditures,Expenditure, Personal,Expenditures, Personal,Personal Expenditure,Personal Financing
D006264	Health Benefit Plans, Employee	Health insurance plans for employees, and generally including their dependents, usually on a cost-sharing basis with the employer paying a percentage of the premium.	CHAMPUS,Employee Health Benefit Plans
D006301	Health Services Needs and Demand	Health services required by a population or community as well as the health services that the population or community is able and willing to pay for.	Health Services Needs,Needs,Needs and Demand, Health Services,Target Population,Health Services Need,Need, Health Services,Needs, Health Services,Population, Target,Populations, Target,Target Populations
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D017048	Health Care Costs	The actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from HEALTH EXPENDITURES, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost.	Medical Care Costs,Treatment Costs,Costs, Medical Care,Health Costs,Healthcare Costs,Cost, Health,Cost, Health Care,Cost, Healthcare,Cost, Medical Care,Cost, Treatment,Costs, Health,Costs, Health Care,Costs, Healthcare,Costs, Treatment,Health Care Cost,Health Cost,Healthcare Cost,Medical Care Cost,Treatment Cost