Longo, Francesco orcid.org/0000-0002-1833-7328, Claxton, Karl orcid.org/0000-0003-2002-4694, Lomas, James orcid.org/0000-0002-2478-7018 et al. (1 more author) (2021) Does public long-term care expenditure improve care-related quality of life of service users in England? Health Economics. pp. 2561-2581. ISSN 1057-9230
Abstract
Public long-term care (LTC) systems provide services to support people experiencing difficulties with their activities of daily living. This study investigates the marginal effect of changes in public LTC expenditure on care-related quality of life (CRQoL) of existing service users in England. The public LTC program for people aged 18 or older in England is called Adult Social Care (ASC) and it is provided and managed by local authorities. We collect data on the outcomes and characteristics of public ASC users, on public ASC expenditure, and on the characteristics of local authorities across England in 2017/18. We employ an instrumental variable approach using conditionally exogenous elements of the public funding system to estimate the effect of public ASC expenditure on user CRQoL. Our findings show that by increasing public ASC expenditure by £1000 per user, on average, local authorities increase user CRQoL by 0.0030. These results suggest that public ASC is effective in increasing users' quality of life but only to a relatively small extent. When combined with the other potential effects of LTC expenditure (e.g., on informal carers, mortality), this study can inform policy makers in the United Kingdom and internationally about whether social care provides good value for money.
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Centre for Health Economics (York) The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Economics and Related Studies (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2021 11:20 |
Last Modified: | 17 Mar 2025 00:09 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4396 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/hec.4396 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:175988 |
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