This country brief provides a snapshot of the introduction and the development of the long-term care system in Taiwan. It contains a summary and systematic account of the legal beginnings, major reforms and current state of the long-term care system in the country. The report is part of the CRC...

We argue that previous research on time devoted to child care has devoted insufficient attention to the definition and conceptualization of care time. Three separate problems are evident. First, the conventional focus on explicit activities with children distracts attention from the larger...

The OECD is investigating how insurance can support the social security network and, in particular, long-term care and health care systems. Financing the long-term care and health care systems can be burdensome for countries and finding financing solutions that support fiscal budgets is an...

The importance of having access to care options and being able to finance this has been laid bare through the experience of the COVID-19 health emergency. While most countries have public options for long-term care and health care, these are not always comprehensive and may not support the needs...

Ein kompliziertes System besser verstehen. Das deutsche Gesundheitswesen ist hochkomplex und für Außenstehende nur schwer durchschaubar. Sogar Experten haben Schwierigkeiten, die Struktur und Funktionsweise der verschiedenen Teilsysteme und Versorgungsbereiche insgesamt zu überblicken. Durch...