Insurance coverage in long-term health care for dependent persons. The scenario in Italy and in the main foreign countries.

Surveying the elderly population appears to be strategic and decisive for the economy of a country. Deciding or planning how many years of work are sufficient to be able to retire, determining who will be affected by public health policies (e.g. exemptions for drugs and visits in certain income brackets) or free vaccination campaigns, are some examples of why there is such interest on the part of scholars, but above all on the part of governments who must make informed choices. The aim of this work/report is to investigate the role of insurance companies and the Italian situation as regards long-term health care for dependent persons, as well as a comparison with other leading countries, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.