This article presents a framework identifying important home care bencfit design decisions and revicws existing designs that have been adopted in practice. Four basic designs were identified, based on a review of 55 home care benefits drawn from public programs in the United States and foreign countries, and from private long-term care insurance policies in the United States. Three of these designs-service entitlements, managed-service bcnefits, and cash disability allowances-have each been adopted by public programs in the United States and abroad, and by private insurance policies in the United Statcs. A fourth dcsign-individualized cash benefits- has been adopted in only one experimental program. The designs observed in practice are remarkably varied, providing evidence that many alternative designs are feasible. Experimentation, particularly with cash disability allowances, is needed to determine the relative costs and benefits of various designs.
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