An Analysis of the Construction of the Rule of Law Path for the Financing Mechanism of Long-Term Care Insurance

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jse.202511311

Author(s)

Yanjie Jing

Affiliation(s)

Law School of Southwest University, Chongqing, China *Corresponding author

Abstract

With China's transformation into an aging country, the size of the disabled elderly population has increased and the long-term care insurance system has been established, and the financing mechanism has become an important requirement to ensure its smooth implementation and sustainable development. However, judging from the current practice in pilot cities, there are many shortcomings in China's financing mechanism. Therefore, based on domestic and international practical experience, we should focus on building the rule of law path for the financing mechanism, and put forward strategies such as clarifying the structure of financing elements through separate legislation, learning from international mature models, and designing supporting mechanisms, so as to outline the rule of law regulatory strategy and systematic construction plan for the financing mechanism, and promote long-term care insurance from a "pilot policy" to a "mature rule of law". This will promote the long-term care insurance from "pilot policy" to "mature rule of law", so as to better cope with the challenges of the aging society.

Keywords

Long-Term Care Insurance; Financing Mechanism; Rule of Law Path; System Construction

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