Long-Term Care: Current Issues and Future Directions

HEHS-95-109 Published: Apr 13, 1995. Publicly Released: May 11, 1995.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on long-term care, focusing on: (1) the conditions that give rise to long-term care; (2) which groups require long-term care; (3) long-term care costs and strategies to contain them; and (4) its future demand.

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Health Care

Community health servicesElderly personsHealth care cost controlHealth insuranceHome health care servicesLong-term careLong-term care insuranceMedicaidNursing homesPeople with disabilitiesMedicare