How Much Does Long-Term Care Insurance Cost?

Here are a few facts which may surprise you: Long-term care insurance is very flexible.  Every long-term care policy gives you many choices for your benefits.  You choose your:  Daily Benefit, Inflation Benefit, Policy Limit, and Elimination Period.  The richer the...

What is a "Partnership Qualified Policy"?

Partnership Qualified Policy = A type of policy that allows you to protect (keep) some of your assets if you apply for Medicaid after using your policies benefits. Not all states have these policies.

What is an "Underwriting Class"?

The cost of a long-term care insurance policy is based upon several factors: your age at the time you apply for the policy, the benefits you choose for your policy, your premium payment option (e.g. 10-pay, “pay to age 65”, lifetime pay) your state of...

What is Long-Term Care?

What is Long-Term Care? Long-term care includes a variety of services that may be both medically and/or non-medically necessary for people with a chronic illness or disability.  Health and personal needs are met through long-term care.  Generally speaking, long-term...