Consumer-Directed Home Care in the Netherlands, England, and Germany

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Article Publication Date: 
10/1/2003
Summary: 
To help understand the implications of consumer-directed programs abroad, AARP's Public Policy Institute commissioned a study to describe and analyze consumer-directed programs in the Netherlands, England, and Germany. Researchers completed in-person interviews with key stakeholders and conducted an in-depth literature review.
Article Author: 
Wiener, Joshua M.; Tilly, Jane;
Topics: 
Consumer/Participant Direction
Types/Tools: 
Reports; Assessments
Populations: 
N/A
Sources: 
AARP Public Policy Institute
The Urban Institute
Programs/Initiatives: 
Cash and Counseling
States: 
All States/Territories; Arkansas; California; Florida; Michigan; New Jersey; Oregon; Washington; Wisconsin
Keywords: 
Expenditures; Eligibility
long-term care; National Health Service; nonmeans- tested social insurance programs; open-ended entitlement programs;consumer-directed home care, is called personal budgets; Characteristics of Consumer-Directed Home Care Programs in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States; publicly-funded community care; consumer-directed home care; carers; fixed maximum level of home and community and institutional benefits; Service Providers under Consumer-Directed Home Care; Cost Containment; informal caregivers

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AARP Public Policy Institute
ppi@aarp.org
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202-424-3890

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