A New Generational Contract for Long-Term Care? Analyzing German Private Insurers' Proposals and US Parallels
German private health insurers propose a new generational contract for long-term care, aiming to limit public contributions and shift costs to private savings. This article analyzes their plan, compares Germany's social care insurance (SPV) and private supplemental plans (Pflegezusatzversicherung) with US systems like Medicaid and private LTC insurance, and examines the critical gaps in the argument for future generations.…