Health Policy Monitor, Long Term Care Policy

As a part of social policy, the Austrian government adopted a plan for long-term care. The plan seeks to provide equal access to health care regardless of peoples’ income. It enables people to purchase health care services according to their needs and secures staying at home as long as possible. Cur...

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Link(s) zu Dokument(en):IHS Publikation
Hauptverfasser: Hofmarcher, Maria M., Riedel, Monika
Format: Discussion/ Working Paper NonPeerReviewed
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2003
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:As a part of social policy, the Austrian government adopted a plan for long-term care. The plan seeks to provide equal access to health care regardless of peoples’ income. It enables people to purchase health care services according to their needs and secures staying at home as long as possible. Currently, more than 80 percent of people older than 60 years are receiving health care at home.