Factors Affecting the Demand for Long-Term Care Insurance : Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer protection.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Insurance.

Insurance companies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (24 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-0601b in the 2012 issue.

Discusses role of long-term care insurance (LTCI) in financing long term care costs, and addresses current trends in the LTCI industry. Reviews factors affecting demand for LTCI, including product cost and complexity, adequacy of consumer protections, and solvency of insurers; and examines efforts to expand participation in LTCI market.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Factors Affecting the Demand for Long-Term Care Insurance

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