Long Term Care Insurance is a product known by few and used by fewer.
New research looks at trade offs in participation rates, cost and Medicaid savings. These factors must be reviewed when deciding on what is the best way to protect assets. But where does a person start?
The first step in the process is consulting with an estate planning attorney. During that consultation, an elder law estate planning attorney will be able to make an initial assessment of the client, their assets, prospective needs and overall goals. Clients should be advised during the consultation if long term care insurance is an option and then the elder law attorney should make a recommendation to you to meet with a long term care insurance representative to review products available. Unfortunately, because of economic or health reasons few people can consider pursing long term care policies.
Follow the below link that discusses the findings of some recently completed new research that looks at tradeoffs in long-term care insurance participation rates, cost, and Medicaid savings.
The attached article suggests that when someone turns 65 in America today, there’s about a 50-50 chance he or she will need not just medical care as they get older, but extensive help with basic activities like dressing, bathing, walking and eating. Expenses associated with caring for individuals on average are between$91,000 and $182,000, but they can range much higher, too.
People who seek out long term care insurance cite the peace of mind knowing they are prepared for whatever life brings them. The long term care insurance industry struggles to make these policies viable for more individuals and if successful, it will have broad impact on Medicaid.
http://www.nextavenue.org/how-to-get-more-people-covered-by-long-term-care-insurance/
