{"title":"Developing long-term care insurance in China: A review of structure, impact and future directions","authors":"Mel Cousins","doi":"10.1111/issr.12383","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Since 2016, China has established long-term care insurance (LTCI) in the form of pilot projects that now extend to almost 50 cities. The need for long-term care is likely to increase significantly. This article looks at initial studies undertaken in a range of cities on the impact of the LTCI pilots on health and the use of health care, on income, poverty and consumption, informal care and labour force participation. It reviews policy assessments that have identified gaps and challenge in the provision of LTCI. The article concludes with possible next steps in developing LTCI in China drawing on national and international experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":44996,"journal":{"name":"International Social Security Review","volume":"78 1","pages":"83-106"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/issr.12383","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Social Security Review","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/issr.12383","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","Score":null,"Total":0}
Developing long-term care insurance in China: A review of structure, impact and future directions
Since 2016, China has established long-term care insurance (LTCI) in the form of pilot projects that now extend to almost 50 cities. The need for long-term care is likely to increase significantly. This article looks at initial studies undertaken in a range of cities on the impact of the LTCI pilots on health and the use of health care, on income, poverty and consumption, informal care and labour force participation. It reviews policy assessments that have identified gaps and challenge in the provision of LTCI. The article concludes with possible next steps in developing LTCI in China drawing on national and international experiences.
期刊介绍:
The International Social Security Review, the world"s major international quarterly publication in the field of social security. First published in 1948, the journal appears in four language editions (English, French, German and Spanish). Articles by leading social security experts around the world present international comparisons and in-depth discussions of topical questions as well as studies of social security systems in different countries, and there is a regular, comprehensive round-up of the latest publications in its field.