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Scandinavian Long-Term Care Financing

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Financing Long-Term Care in Europe

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The Scandinavian countries — Denmark, Norway and Sweden — share a common history and common political traditions, which has led to very similar systems for social care being introduced in the three countries. This applies to the division of roles and responsibilities between different public bodies, as well as for the national policy objectives that have been laid down in various pieces of legislation. Thus, all three countries pursue the general goal of providing local care services free of charge to everyone in need, independently of their financial circumstances.

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  1. Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

    Martin Karlsson

  2. Department of Health Management and Health Economics, University of Oslo, Norway

    Tor Iversen & Henning Øien

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Karlsson, M., Iversen, T., Øien, H. (2012). Scandinavian Long-Term Care Financing. In: Costa-Font, J., Courbage, C. (eds) Financing Long-Term Care in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230349193_14

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