Studies in the Area of Public Health Reported from Jilin University (Long-Term Care Insurance Pilot Programme in China: Policy Evaluation and Optimization Options-Taking the Pilot Programme in the Northeast of China as an Example): Health and Medicine – Public Health

2022 APR 25 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- A new study on public health is now available. According to news originating from Changchun, People’s Republic of China, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “China’s population is ageing rapidly and the increase in life expectancy is accompanied by a loss of capability with advancing age, especially in the Northeast.”

Funders for this research include National Social Science Foundation of China Funder DOI: 10.13039/501100012456 Award: 18CSH065..

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Jilin University: “This study adopts qualitative research methods to analyze the overall status and problems of China’s LTCI policy pilots. Taking four LTCI pilot cities in three northeastern provinces as samples, we used purposive sampling to recruit 10 beneficiaries and providers of LTCI in nursing homes of different kinds, as well as 2 operators (Medical Insurance Bureau staff) for semi-structured in-depth interviews. We developed a social welfare policy analysis framework based on Gilbert’s framework, designed interview outlines and conducted a thematic analysis of the interview data along five dimensions: allocation base, type of provision, delivery strategy, finance mode, and external environment. The results of the research indicate that the coverage of the system is narrow and that disability assessment criteria are fragmented; that the substance of service provision is lacking, both in terms of precision and dynamic adjustment mechanisms; that socialized care synergy cannot be achieved, informal care lacking policy support; that there is an over-reliance on medical insurance funds and that unfair financing standards are applied; and that economic and social development is insufficient to cope with ageing needs and uncertain risks.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Accordingly, this research proposes several optimization options to promote the full establishment of LTCI.”

For more information on this research see: Long-Term Care Insurance Pilot Programme in China: Policy Evaluation and Optimization Options-Taking the Pilot Programme in the Northeast of China as an Example. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022,19(4298):4298. (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph). The publisher for International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is MDPI AG.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074298.

Our news journalists report that more information may be obtained by contacting Ye Han, Department of Labor and Social Security, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China. Additional authors for this research include Tong Shen. Our reports deliver fact-based news of research and discoveries from around the world.