@article {8077, title = {Can the government incentivize the purchase of private long-term care insurance? Evidence from the Partnership for Long-Term Care}, journal = {Applied Economics Letters}, volume = {21}, year = {2014}, note = {Times Cited: 0}, pages = {541-544}, publisher = {21}, abstract = {Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, I show that state adoption of Partnerships for Long-Term Care incentivized the purchase of private long-term care insurance, particularly for households displaying the greatest risk aversion and long-term financial planning horizons.}, keywords = {Medicare/Medicaid/Health Insurance, Net Worth and Assets, Risk Taking}, author = {Nadia Greenhalgh-Stanley} }