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Angolans have been the victims of civil war since 1975. Children, in particular, have been targeted, boys and girls have been kidnapped to serve in the ranks of UNITA; others, orphaned, traumatised, left to their own devices, hustle a life in the ruins of the cities

Intro -- LONG-TERM CARE: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES -- LONG-TERM CARE: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 LONG-TERM CARE (LTC): FINANCING OVERVIEW AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- WHAT IS LTC? -- SOURCES OF FINANCING FOR LTC -- Public Sources of Financing for LTC -- Medicaid -- Eligibility -- Eligibility Criteria: Group One -- Eligibility Criteria: Group Two -- Other Requirements -- Services -- Mandatory Services -- Optional Services -- Medicare -- Home Health Services -- Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Services -- Other Public Payers -- Private Sources of Financing for LTC -- Private LTC Insurance -- Out-of-Pocket Spending -- Other Private Funds -- LTC ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- Barriers to Public and Private Coverage -- Strain on Federal, State, and Local Budgets -- Better Coordinating Care across Medicaid, Medicare, and Other Public Programs -- Better Coordinating Care across Provider Settings -- Medicaid Spending Still Dominated by Institutional Care -- Navigating the Current LTC System Is Complex -- Limited Supply of the LTC Workforce -- Limited Access to Affordable Housing -- Guaranteeing Quality Can Be Challenging -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 FACTORS AFFECTING THE DEMAND FOR LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE: ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- PRIVATE LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE -- Current Financing of LTC Services -- LTC Insurance Industry Trends -- FACTORS AFFECTING THE DEMAND FOR PRIVATE LTCI -- Cost and Complexity of Long-Term Care Insurance -- The Type of Coverage -- Dollar Amount of Coverage and Annual Inflation Adjustments -- Duration of the Benefit -- Elimination Period -- Adequacy of Consumer Protections For LTCI Policyholders -- State Oversight -- Federal Oversight -- Premium Instability -- Inappropriate Sales Practices -- Inappropriate Denial of Claims -- Solvency of LTC Insurers

ZusammenfassungIn diesem Artikel der Zeitschrift für Psychodrama und Soziometrie wird die Behandlung von Patient*innen mit Long/Post-COVID-Syndrom diskutiert. Dabei ist das Krankheitsbild geprägt von multiplen, diffusen und mit aktuellen Diagnosemethoden meist somatisch nicht erklärbaren Symptomen. In diesem Artikel schlagen wir die Einordnung als Somatic Symptom Disorder und eine interdisziplinäre Behandlung auf Basis des biopsychosozialen Modells vor.