title: The development of Korea's new long-term care service infrastructure and its results: focusing on the market-friendly policy used for expansion of the numbers of service providers and personal care workers.
abstract: One of the main reasons for reforming long-term care systems is a deficient existing service infrastructure for the elderly. This article provides an overview of why and how the Korean government expanded long-term care infrastructure through the introduction of a new compulsory insurance system, with a particular focus on the market-friendly policies used to expand the infrastructure. Then, the positive results of the expansion of the long-term care infrastructure and the challenges that have emerged are examined. Finally, it is argued that the Korean government should actively implement a range of practical policies and interventions within the new system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Elderly Welfare, Namseoul University, Cheonan-city, Republic of Korea. yongho.chon@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yongho
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007353:Insurance, Long-Term Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D056910:Republic of Korea; D000078329:Workforce