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The New Long-Term Care Entitlement
Publication Date: June 2010
Publisher(s): National Center for Policy Analysis (U.S.)
Author(s): Biff Jones; Joe Barnett
Series:
Topic: Health (Health services for older people)
Keywords: long-term care; entitlement
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Among the provisions of the recently enacted health law is a new federal program for long-term care. A variation of a proposal the Urban Institute dubbed "Medicare Part E," proponents say it is a sound insurance program paid for by the premiums of voluntary participants - claims that were once also made about Medicare.