Studies from Georgia State University Yield New Information about Geriatrics and Gerontology (Does the Pilot Long-Term Care Insurance Work as Expected in China? Examining its Impact on Hospital Utilizations, Medical Expenses, and Health): Aging Research – Geriatrics and Gerontology

2026 OCT 26 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Investigators publish new report on Aging Research - Geriatrics and Gerontology. According to news reporting originating from Atlanta, Georgia, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “This study investigates the impact of long-term care insurance (LTCI) on older adults’ hospital service utilization, medical expenses, and health. Using national representative data from four waves of CHARLS (2011, 2013, 2015, 2018), we find that LTCI decreases older adults’ monthly outpatient visits but is associated with an increase in both annual inpatient stays and inpatient medical expenses.”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Georgia State University, “Further evidence suggests that older adults covered by the pilot LTCI program have better health status compared to their counterparts in non-pilot cities. Overall, findings offer empirical support for the role of the LTCI program in Chinese older adults’ hospital service utilization, medical expenses, and health.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Findings of China’s LTCI may offer insights for other countries with a large aging population but with no feasible LTCI framework.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Does the Pilot Long-Term Care Insurance Work as Expected in China? Examining its Impact on Hospital Utilizations, Medical Expenses, and Health. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2026:7334648261488576. Journal of Applied Gerontology can be contacted at: Sage Publications Inc, 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA. (Sage Publications - http://www.sagepub.com/; Journal of Applied Gerontology - jag.sagepub.com)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Heying Jenny Zhan, Dept. of Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States. Additional authors for this research include Jing Liu, Weidong Dai and Wenwen Fu.

Publisher contact information for the Journal of Applied Gerontology is: Sage Publications Inc, 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.

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