Tax Options for Financing Long-Term Care for the Elderly.

Summarizes market failure in provision of long-term care to elderly, and outlines Federal involvement in long-term care through programs and tax incentives. Reviews proposed funding mechanisms to finance long-term care, covering tax expenditures and funding sources for public programs. Evaluates fun...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1989.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Aging. Inheritance and transfer tax. Health facilities. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Summarizes market failure in provision of long-term care to elderly, and outlines Federal involvement in long-term care through programs and tax incentives. Reviews proposed funding mechanisms to finance long-term care, covering tax expenditures and funding sources for public programs. Evaluates funding mechanisms, including premiums; comparisons of income, payroll, and consumption taxes; and the estate tax.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.