The Impacts of Long-term Care Insurance on the Unmet Long-term Care Needs of Middle-aged and Older Adults
10.11783/j.issn.1002-3674.2024.05.013
- VernacularTitle:长期护理保险对中老年人未满足长期照护需求的作用及影响因素研究
- Author:
Liangwen ZHANG
1
;
Sicheng LI
;
Ya FANG
Author Information
1. 福建省高校卫生技术评估重点实验室,厦门大学公共卫生学院(361102)
- Keywords:
Long-term care insurance;
Long-term care needs;
Unmet long-term care needs;
Difference-in-difference
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Statistics
2024;41(5):697-700,704
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective This paper explores the role of long-term care insurance(LTCI)in China on the unmet long-term care needs of middle-aged and elderly people and its influencing factors.Methods Based on China health and retirement longitudinal study data for 3 periods from 2013 to 2018.We use difference-in-difference method to explore the impacts of LTCI on unmet long-term care needs of middle-aged and elderly people.Results The implementation of LTCI resulted in an average release of 0.051 long-term care needs(P＜0.1)and an average increase of 0.045 unmet long-term care needs(P＜0.05)among middle-aged and older adults aged 45 years and older in China.Heterogeneity analysis shows that the implementation of LTCI promotes the growth of long-term care needs and unmet needs of residents in urban areas,rural hukou residents,high-income residents and moderately and severely disabled residents.Conclusion Our findings demonstrate the role of LTCI in reducing family caregiving burden and promoting the release of caregiving demand,and provide guidance for the further promotion of LTCI in China.
