SUBPROJECT 1
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Title: Health Economics and Aging
Abstract: The subproject - "Health Economics and Aging" - explores the potential utility of frailty as a predictor of the health and social care spending; it analyzes and proposes efficient long-term care financing schemes; it reveals the social value of informal care and it studies the equity in access to basic services, such as health care and long-term care.
The specific objectives pursued are:S1-O1. To compare if fragility is a good predictor of the future health and social cost in elderly people
- S1-O2. Propose a financing scheme for social services that minimizes the risk of family impoverishment and catastrophic spending.
- S1-O3. Identify elements of quality in the provision of social services and link them to financing schemes
- S1-O4. Estimate the social value of the care provided by families to people with limited autonomy (dependence), as well as to people with specific illnesses (stroke, Alzheimer's, mental disorders, cancer, ...).
- S1-O5. Study the degree of complementarity / substitutability between formal and informal care according to individual characteristics and context.
- S1-O6. Identify quantitatively inequalities in access to basic services, such as health services and long-term care, in older people, checking whether or not they are related to the level of income or socioeconomic status.
Members of the research team:
- Juan Oliva (IP)
- Luz María PeñaLongobardo
- Francisco Escribano Sotos
- Rosa Mª Urbanos
- Marta Ortega Ortega
- Berta Ribera Castiñeira
- Estefanía Mourelle Espasandín
- Bruno Casal Rodríguez
- Isabel Pardo García
- Raúl del Pozo Rubio
- Pablo Moya Martínez
- Mª Elisa Amo Saus
- Álvaro Hidalgo Vega
- Julio López Bastida
- Isaac Aranda-Reneo
Participants:
- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Universidad Da Coruña