Zavarovanje za dolgotrajno oskrbo : gradnik ali tujek v sistemu socialne varnosti?

slovenian

2022

volume 22, issue 4

long-term care   social insurance   social security   social services

Inštitut za delo pri Pravni fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Population ageing and diverse family patterns show that reliance on long-term care has to be perceived as an independent social risk in need of special legal regulation. Although, the discussion has been long-lasting, the new law on long-term care has been passed in haste. There are serious systemic, structural and linguistic deficiencies. Insured persons are defined rather narrowly, and insurance conditions that no one can meet in the initial period, are set. The existing infrastructure of the mandatory health insurance shall be used also for long-term care insurance. Rights and entitlements seems to be preferring institutional care and care of family members. Systematic financing of long-term care insurance remains unregulated and deferred into the future. The procedure of acquiring long-term care rights is peculiar. More effort would be required for a truly comprehensive regulation of long-term care insurance.

24.10.2024