TY - JOUR
T1 - Ways of thinking about the long-term care of the baby-boom cohorts
AU - Kingson, Eric R.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author expresses his appreciation to the Pepper lnstitutc on Aging and to the American Association of Rctired Persons for funding and facilitating research upon which this article draws (Eric Kingson, The Diversity of [he Baby Boorrr Genera-liox Inrplicaliorrs fir Their Retiren~errt Years [Forecasting and Environmental Scanning Department, American Association of Retired Persons, April, 19921).
PY - 1996/6/26
Y1 - 1996/6/26
N2 - In examining various ways of thinking about the development of long-term care policy for the baby-boom cohorts, this article discusses the importance of basing long-term care policy discussions on a recognition of social and economic trends, as well as on the informal exchanges of care that occur over life and the diversity within the baby-boom cohorts. The implications of two ways of thinking about challenges posed by the aging of baby boomers-the generational equity/crisis perspective and the generational investment/gradual adjustment perspective-are also discussed. It is suggested that the generational equity perspective is consonant with proposals to expand private savings for long-term care contingencies and private long-term insurance and, secondarily, with proposals to expand means-testing for benefits. The second perspective is more consistent with proposals to create new universal services through a traditional social insurance approach, or through a block grant such as the one discussed in the context of the Clinton health care reform plan.
AB - In examining various ways of thinking about the development of long-term care policy for the baby-boom cohorts, this article discusses the importance of basing long-term care policy discussions on a recognition of social and economic trends, as well as on the informal exchanges of care that occur over life and the diversity within the baby-boom cohorts. The implications of two ways of thinking about challenges posed by the aging of baby boomers-the generational equity/crisis perspective and the generational investment/gradual adjustment perspective-are also discussed. It is suggested that the generational equity perspective is consonant with proposals to expand private savings for long-term care contingencies and private long-term insurance and, secondarily, with proposals to expand means-testing for benefits. The second perspective is more consistent with proposals to create new universal services through a traditional social insurance approach, or through a block grant such as the one discussed in the context of the Clinton health care reform plan.
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U2 - 10.1300/J031v07n03_02
DO - 10.1300/J031v07n03_02
M3 - Article
C2 - 10183224
AN - SCOPUS:0030472924
SN - 0895-9420
VL - 7
SP - 3
EP - 23
JO - Journal of Aging and Social Policy
JF - Journal of Aging and Social Policy
IS - 3-4
ER -