Therefore, a differentiation of long-term care by dependency level, with a cross-classification by age, is likely to be of significant policy relevance, for instance, if health promotion for the aged is successful, the need for long-term health care services should be delayed until more advanced ages. It may also be important to break down age-related payment strategies so as to link the various layers to public and private payments as well as to the public-private mix in provision (Huber and Rodrigues, 2008). The greater the dependency level, the more comprehensive the set of services included in the package.