Analysis of Possibilities of the Implementation of Foreign Countries Approaches to Long-term Care Insurance of Elderly People and People with Disabilities in Russia

Student: Okrepko Elena

Faculty: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Educational Programme: World Economy (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 7

Year of Graduation: 2020

This study is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the experience of creating and financing a long-term care system which is a program that supports elderly people and people with disabilities who have partially or completely lost the ability to self-care. The core task of the work is to identify the main international practices of LTC financing. This study identifies the following financial models: social long-term care insurance (LTCI), tax-based financing, and private insurance. The purpose of this work is to evaluate by mixed-method research the possibility of implementing the social insurance mechanism for long-term care in the Russian Federation.

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