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Financial burden of health and long-term care expenditure on older persons in Europe

Xenia Scheil-Adlung

New ILO publication on the financial burden of health and long-term care expenditure on older persons in Europe. This research report assesses the financial impact of private health and long-term care expenditure on households of the elderly, in particular, the impact of out-of-pocket payments at the time of service delivery and related policy implications.

Download the report: Can the European elderly afford the financial burden of health and long-term care? Assessing impacts and policy implications