Category: What Does Long-Term Care Insurance Cost?

Discussion on how Long-Term Care insurance premiums are calculated.

How Much Does Long-Term Care Insurance Cost?

Compare Hybrid and Traditional Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance Traditional LTC insurance (LTCi) is a standalone policy that reimburses you for eligible long-term care services in exchange for a premium that in most policies can increase. The premium is waived while you are receiving benefits. If you do not need care, your premium stays with the …

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Phyllis Shelton Says Wall St. Journal Didn’t Go Deep Enough on LTC Insurance Rate Increases

Phyllis Shelton expands on the July 1, 2013 Wall St. Journal article that discusses LTC insurance rate increases by showing how to evaluate a rate increase, how to save money by buying Long-Term Care Partnership plans, and how to view the impact of not planning for extended health care.

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How much does long-term care insurance cost? (rate calculator for sample plan)

Buying long-term care insurance is like buying a car. You pay for the core components like an engine and four wheels with tires on them, then add the options that mean the most to you.

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Long-Term Care Insurance: A Priceless Equation

CNBC allows you to vote on “Would You Buy Long-Term Care Insurance” at this story: http://www.cnbc.com/id/47703131 This article says the premiums are expensive.  I hear that all the time.  Are they expensive? I have to expand the question to those who make that statement. Long-term care insurance premiums are expensive compared to what? Compared to …

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How to Determine the Value of LTC Insurance After Rate Increases

The premium she has paid over 11 years would only pay for a couple of months of daily home care or nursing home care at current costs or four months in an assisted living facility.

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