Reports on China Findings from RTI International Provide New Insights (Understanding China’s Long-term Care Insurance Pilots: Key Features, Challenges and Prospects): Global Views – China

2021 OCT 12 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on Global Views - China have been published. According to news reporting originating from Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “In 2016, China launched its public long-term care insurance (LTCI) pilots in 15 cities, which have recently been expanded to more areas across the country, signalling a policy move towards a public social insurance model of long-term care financing.”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from RTI International, “This article provides a timely review and assessment of these LTCI pilots. It begins with an overview of the overarching policy guidelines from the central government, followed by a description of local designs and key LTCI policy features by highlighting the similarities and differences across all pilot cities.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “It also discusses the strengths and limitations, implementation challenges and future prospects of these LTCI pilots.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Understanding China’s Long-term Care Insurance Pilots: Key Features, Challenges and Prospects. China An International Journal, 2021;19(3):168-185. China An International Journal can be contacted at: Nus Press Pte Ltd, National Univ Singapore, AS3-01-02, 3 Arts Link, Singapore 117569, Singapore.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Feng Zhanlian, RTI International, Aging Disabil & Long Term Care Programme, Res Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States. Additional authors for this research include Zhuang Xiaowei and Elena Glinskaya.

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