By Nick Triggle Health reporter, BBC News Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Health Secretary Andy Burnham said he wanted ''a fairer way'' on care for the elderly The government has been advised to back a compulsory fee to pay for social care at the end of a day of talks.The meeting with charities, council chiefs and care providers agreed a levy payable on death was the best option. But the government refused to commit to the charge - dubbed a death tax by the Tories - saying it would publish its plans soon in a White Paper. The Tories said it was time for ministers to come up with a plan. They want to see a voluntary scheme instead. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats have said they are open to the idea of a compulsory charge. The meeting, which was boycotted by the Tories, came after a fortnight of rows between the parties over the best way to reform the means-tested service. We need to keep up the momentum for reform David Rogers, of the Local Government Association Q&A: Social care Last year, Labour set out a range of options in a Green Paper on how the system could be overhauled.[Read more...]