I consider the popular argument of Medicaid crowding out demand for private long-term care insurance. I show that this argument rests on a wrong counterfactual comparison. Furthermore, I question the welfare-decreasing impact of Medicaid as it neglects a large value of the program in providing...

The risk of high costs of long-term care services and supports (LTSS) is one of the largest uninsured risks for American families and a major challenge to the sustainability of Medicaid. To address the latter, the long-term care partnership (LTCP) program was an initiative designed to encourage...

Im Vergleich zu zwei vorausgegangenen Tragfähigkeitsanalysen von 2005 und 2008, die das ifo Institut für das Bundesministerium der Finanzen (BMF) durchgeführt hat, berücksichtigt die Studie jüngste Entwicklungen wie die Finanzmarktkrise und erweitert den Zeithorizont bis 2060. Gegenstand...