Uninsured by Choice? A Choice Experiment on Long Term Care Insurance

Developing attributes and levels for a discrete choice experiment on basic health insurance in Iran

Background: Nonmarket stated preferences valuation, especially discrete choice experiments (DCEs), is one of the commonly used techniques in the health sector. The primary purpose of this approach is to help select attributes and attributes-levels that are able to properly describe health care products or services. This study aimed at developing attributes and attributes-levels for basic health...

Eliciting Preferences for Health Insurance in Iran Using Discrete Choice Experiment Analysis

Background The preferences of Iranians concerning the attributes of health insurance benefit packages are not well studied. This study aimed to elicit health insurance preferences among insured people in Iran during 2016.   Methods A mixed method...

A primer on long-term care insurance.

Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) was part of the CLASS Act, established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Although this initiative is on hold, at least 70 percent of people over 65 will eventually need long-term care, either at home or in a nursing home, and that can be very expensive. This Editorial looks at the basics of LTCI. State-specific laws are applicable with LTCI.

Long term care insurance.

Long term care is a relatively new employee benefit issue and was virtually unheard of two years ago. Long term care plans have been implemented in a handful of companies and government retirement systems. Long term care has become an employee benefits issue because of the growing awareness of the risks of long term care to the elderly and the costs of long term care. Long term care benefit pla...

Choice and equity: lessons from long term care.