Long Term Care Insurance Companies
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What Long Term Care Costs Where You Live
Survey results from a new study conclude that long term care costs in several categories have risen faster than inflation over the past year. At the same time, long term care insurance options are getting more complicated and expensive. The 2012 long term care study provides the local cost for home healthcare, assisted living, and […]
The Unaffordability of Long Term Care
A recent study by the AARP Public Policy Institute concludes that the likelihood of needing long term care in retirement poses a significant challenge for most households. The cost of long term care has risen each of the past five years with annual costs of $40,000-$80,000 that would financially devastate many American families. Since most […]
Insurers Are Getting Out Of Long Term Care – Is It Time For You To Get In?
As a senior American citizen, you have a number of options when it comes to long term care. By choosing to receive long-term care at home by a trained care giver or nurse, you can avoid moving to a nursing home. The benefits of this are obvious as seniors are more comfortable with their familiar […]
When a Safety Net Is Yanked Away
MetLife will no longer be offering long term care insurance. John Hancock and Genworth have filed for permission to raise their long term care insurance premiums by an average of 40%. There are many problems for long term care insurers that are causing them to exit the business or raise their LTC premiums. Historically low […]