Ageing, Long-Term Care Insurance and Healthcare Finance in Asia

List of contents

1. Population Ageing and Financing Health and Long-term Care in Asia 2. China: The Urban Health Insurance Reform 3. Hong Kong: The Mandatory Health Insurance Reform Fiasco 4. Japan: The Long-term Care Insurance Reform 5. Singapore: A Compulsory Long-term Care Insurance Reform 6. Taiwan: The National Health Insurance Reform 7. The Republic of Korea: Integration Reform 8. Healthy Ageing in Asia

About the author

Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk is Assistant Professor in Public Policy and Global Affairs, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Summary

This book uses a revised version of Kingdon’s multiple-streams framework to examine health financing reforms in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) as well as long-term care insurance (LTCI) reforms in Japan and Singapore.

Product details

• Authors: Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk, Sabrina Ching Yuen (Nanyang Technological Uni Luk, Sabrina Ching Yuen (National Technological Un Luk, Luk Sabrina Ching Yuen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781138069480
• ISBN: 978-1-138-06948-0
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Sociology, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Development Studies, Public ownership / nationalization, Public finance accounting