As populations age worldwide, increasing attention is being paid to the financial accessibility of long-term care for older people.
In the United States of America (USA), long term care benefits for older persons with inadequate means for self-financing, are attached to the Medicaid program. Benefits are funded together by both central and state government, and administered by the state. In this article the authors look at the situation in the USA, and explore different options used in other countries, including for example Japan and Austria.
