title: Private long-term care insurance: the Medicaid interaction.
abstract: Does long-term care insurance help purchasers preserve their assets and avoid Medicaid? The purpose of this issue brief is to explore the complex interaction of Medicaid and private long-term care insurance and highlight the policy implications for those who may "fall through the cracks" in their coverage.
authors.affiliation: AARP Public Policy Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Enid
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kassner
mesh_terms: D017047:Cost Sharing / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007353:Insurance, Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics*; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics*; D017149:Private Sector / Q000191:economics; D011640:Public Policy; D012943:Social Security / Q000191:economics; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States