Medicaid

  1. Amended/Revised: So you don’t need Long Term Care insurance??

    When it comes to long-term care, two facts stand out. First, an estimated 70% of people will need such care, which will be costly. And second, most of them refuse to buy insurance to cover it. The question is, why? Part of the explanation, no doubt, is that long-term-care insurance is expensive. Som…Read More

  3. Common Misconceptions about Long Term Care insurance

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    The two major fears that American seniors face when ask are number one. Outliving their income followed closely by the concerns of having resources to pay for Long term care in the event of a catastrophic illness. Recently 75 percent of seniors polled had either experienced caring for an aging paren…Read More

  4. Long Term Care explained by Beau D Singletary

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    In the many years of speaking to retirees and pre-retirees, I have learned that there are a handful of topics that will more than likely come up. One is the long-term viability of Social Security; I try not to delve too much into this one as it is a total crap shoot, but the question does come up. Â…Read More

  5. SURVEY: MOST AMERICANS DON’T HAVE LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE; MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE BELIEVE IT’S TOO EXPENSIVE

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    Three-quarters of Americans—75%—say they don’t currently have long-term care (LTC) insurance, and more than half (53%) of those who don’t say it’s too expensive. A survey conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of OneAmerica® in August asked 2,065 adults age 18 and older1 whether they …Read More

  6. SURVEY: MAJORITY OF AMERICANS BELIEVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR MEDICARE WILL PAY FOR LONG-TERM CARE

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    More than half of Americans – 55 percent – mistakenly believe health insurance or Medicare will pay for assistance with daily living due to illness or injury for an extended period of time. A recent survey1 conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of OneAmerica® asked adults how they would pay…Read More