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Testing the bed-blocking hypothesis: does higher supply of nursing and care homes reduce delayed hospital discharges?
Gaughan, James; Gravelle, Hugh; Siciliani, Luigi - Centre for Health Economics, Department of Economics … - 2014
Hospital bed blocking occurs when hospital patients are ready to be discharged to a nursing home but no place is available, so that hospital care acts as a more costly substitute for long-term care. We investigate the extent to which higher supply of nursing home beds or lower prices can reduce...
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Paying for the Boomers: Long-Term Care and Intergenerational Equity
Colin Busby Author- Workplace-Name: C.D. Howe Institute - In: C.D. Howe Institute Commentary (2014) 415
The aging of Canada’s babyboomers is going to put significant pressure on the way in which we pay for and organize long-term care (LTC) services. The demand for LTC services remains relatively small for the first decade of life after age 65, but rises sharply around the time people turn 80....
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Reforming Long-term Care in Germany
Arntz, Melanie; Michaelis, Jochen; Spermann, Alexander - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 142 (2006) V, pp. 37-42
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A Note on the Choice between Formal and Informal Care for Elderly People
Bruni, Matteo Lippi; Ugolini, Cristina - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 142 (2006) V, pp. 85-90
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The Expansion in Long-term Care Use in Japan: A Case of Supplier-Induced Demand?
Shimizutani, Satoshi - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 142 (2006) V, pp. 91-95
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Projections of Future Expediture on Long-Term Care for Older People
Wittenberg, Raphael; Malley, Juliette; Pickard, Linda; … - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 142 (2006) V, pp. 49-53
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Economic Effects of Informal Care
Houtven, Courtney van; Norton, Edward - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 142 (2006) V, pp. 13-22
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A Macro Prediction of the Use of Care Provisions in the Netherlands (2005-2020)
Jonker, Jedid-Jah; Ooms, Ingrid; Woittiez, Isolde - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 142 (2006) V, pp. 55-60
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Behavioral Implications of Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditures
Norton, Edward; Wang, Hua; Stearns, Sally - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 142 (2006) V, pp. 3-11
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Welfare Effects of Long-term Care Reform in Germany
Fehr, Hans; Halder, Gitte - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 142 (2006) V, pp. 107-112
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