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MAPFRE med ; 16(1): 52-61, ene. 2005. tab, graf
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-038774

ABSTRACT

En este articulo se examina la problemática de la financiaciónde la dependencia en España. Se revisa la evidencia empíricarelevante con en fin de evaluar los instrumentos de financiaciónal alcance, y en especial un seguro de dependencia comomecanismo de cobertura de los gastos asociados a cuidados delarga duración. Se argumenta que el riesgo de dependencia esun riesgo asegurable, si bien la existencia de fallos de mercadoapunta a la necesidad de instrumentalizar un seguro obligatorio.El rol del seguro privado un papel complementario o suplementario.La evidencia empírica apunta a que la opción preferidapor la población española es una financiación pública


This paper examines the financial policy constrains andpossibilities of funding long term care in Spain. To this end, werevise the existing empirical evidence to evaluate the financingtools available , and specially the applicability of a long term careinsurance as a means to insure the costs of long term care. Weargue that the dependency risks are insurable risks subjected tomarket failures that justify the need for a compulsory insurance.The role of the private long-term care insurance in that caseis restricted to a complementary or a supplementary role. Evidencefrom Spanish social attitudes suggests that the public prefersa publicly funded system to private alternatives


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Male , Female , Aged , Humans , Insurance, Long-Term Care/trends , Long-Term Care/economics , Frail Elderly/statistics & numerical data , Risk Factors , Disabled Persons/statistics & numerical data
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