| Title | Long-term care and federal policy. | | Author(s) | Somers FP | | Institution | Legislative and Political Affairs Division, American Occupational Therapy Association, Rockville, MD 20849-1725. | | Source | Am J Occup Ther 1991 Jul; 45(7):628-35. | | MeSH | Aged
Caregivers
Forecasting
Health Expenditures
Health Policy
Health Services for the Aged
Humans
Long-Term Care
United States
| | Abstract | A major deficiency of national health care policy is the lack of a structured and comprehensive system of long-term care. A review of existing federal programs reveals that substantial resources are being expended to care for the elderly. Program structures and requirements, however, are frequently skewed toward institutional care to the exclusion of more appropriate home- and community-based services. A recent federal study highlighted the dimensions of the long-term-care problem and proposed a compelling remedy, but a consensus continues to elude policymakers, and the prospects for fundamental reform are uncertain. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 1928279 |
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