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PubMed2002

The impact of private long-term care insurance on claimants: formal and informal care in the community.

Policy makers show continuing interest in the potential for long-term care (LTC) insurance to save public money by reducing pressure on the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Although the purchase of LTC insurance is being encouraged by government - through tax incentives and the offering of private LTC insurance as an option for public employees - little is known about how benefits are used, whether those claiming benefits feel they are getting good value for their money, and whether the patterns of formal (paid) and informal (unpaid) service use differ for insurance claimants compared to similarly disabled persons without private LTC insurance. This brief provides information on older people claiming LTC insurance benefits and compares their experiences to those of non-privately insured older people who need LTC. We conclude that LTC insurance is an important source of support for those who lack informal support from family and friends. However, LTC insurance remains a complex product; claimants need help in using their benefits to obtain the appropriate level and quality of care and in understanding at the time of purchase how much protection they need.

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PubMed2006

One question: credit or debit? As health savings accounts gain in popularity, insurers and the financial services industry want to bank the cash.

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has a new sideline-banking. By chartering its own bank, the Blues is joining other insurers that have moved into financial services to adapt to the changes being wrought by health savings accounts. And other insurers have been faster to make the move. The Blues "is certainly late to the game" of banking, says analyst Katy Henrickson, left.

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PubMed2006

Setting up chronic disease programs: perspectives from Aboriginal Australia.

OBJECTIVE: To share some perspectives on setting up programs to improve management of hypertension, renal disease, and diabetes in high-risk populations, derived from experience in remote Australian Aboriginal settings. PRINCIPLES: Regular integrated checks for chronic disease and their risk factors and appropriate treatment are essential elements of regular adult health care. Programs should be run by local health workers, following algorithms for testing and treatment, with back up from nurses. Constant evaluation is essential. COMPONENTS: Theses include testing, treatment, education for individuals and communities, skills and career development for staff, ongoing evaluation, program modification, and advocacy. Target groups, elements, and frequency of testing, as well as the reagents and treatment modalities must be designed for local circumstances, which include disease burden and impact, competing priorities, and available resources. Pilot surveys or record reviews can define target groups and conditions. Opportunistic testing will suffice if people are seen with some regularity for other conditions; otherwise, systematic screening is needed, preferably embedded in primary care streams. The chief goal of treatment is to lower blood pressure, and if the patient is diabetic, to control hyperglycemia. Many people will need multiple drugs for many years. CHALLENGES: Challenges include lack of resources, competing demands of acute care, the burden of treatment when disease rates are high, problems with information systems, and in our setting, health worker absenteeism. FUNDING: Businesses, altruistic organizations, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies might fund feasibility studies. Where governments or insurance companies already support health services, they must ultimately commit to chronic disease services over the long- term. Effective advocacy requires the presentation of an integrated view of chronic disease and a single cross-disciplinary program for its containment. Arguments based on preserving the economic base of societies by preventing or delaying premature death will carry most weight, as will the costs of dialysis avoided in countries that already support open-access programs.

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