A growing concern for many Americans, especially Boomers, but also Americans in other generational groups, as well, is long term care. Long Term Care is vital because as a society we are living a lot longer than in the past. Recent advances in medical care and the treatment of disease and illness have advanced much [...]
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more...Big Government’s Coming to LTC?
April 30th, 2010 by Your Insurance Advisor
The National Academy for State Health Policy has recently released a report on the new changes and provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which will affect Long Term Care (LTC) insurance for America’s seniors. Some of the “enhancements” found in these new changes are designed to help seniors avoid nursing homes, coordinate [...]
Why is the impact of disability worse than death?
April 28th, 2010 by Your Insurance Advisor
Disability is the inability to earn a living (this means working for most of us) due to illness or injury. Long term disability results from this type of condition existing for a period of three months or longer. The longer the period of disability, the harder it becomes financially for the disabled, and his or her family.
What are some options for Long Term Care?
April 26th, 2010 by Your Insurance Advisor
The primary issue when receiving long term care for most seniors is what level of independence will they be able to retain. In effect, what this really means is what kind of level of independence can they afford. As always, it comes down to money, and being able to afford to pay for the appropriate level of long term care.
What is Long Term Care?
April 24th, 2010 by Your Insurance Advisor
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Long Term Care, also referred to as LTC, or assisted living insurance, is a term that hardly any one can agree on what it means. Lots of people use it, but don’t really know what it means. Long Term Care (LTC) means regular assistance with medical care provided by [...]
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