title: The United States; long-term and Federal policy.
abstract: Examines the need for uniform national policy for the provision of long-term care (LTC) services at an affordable price with access for all in need: points up the relationship between LTC issues and acute care policy; outlines seven basic principles for a comprehensive LTC system; lists problems to be solved and proposes alternative solutions for issues of chronicity, access, and cost control; and urges long-range comprehensive policy reform fo health care delivery and financing.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States