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Public Policy Institute
Long-Term Care Insurance: 2012 Update
Long-term care insurance (LTCI) plays an important role covering overall long-term care costs because high premiums keep most people from purchasing it. Yet, for those who own LTCI and receive benefi ... More
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June 29, 2012
In Brief: Can 1 + 1 = 3? A Look at Hybrid Insurance Products with Long-Term Care Insurance
A succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which Marc P. Freiman of RTI International analyzes several types of hybrid insurance products that may help incr ... More
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June 18, 2010
LTCI Fact Sheet 2009
Long-term care insurance (LTCI) plays a limited role in paying for overall long-term care spending. The high cost of LCTI premiums keeps most people from purchasing it. Yet, for those who own LTCI an ... More
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June 18, 2010
Federal and State Income Tax Incentives for Private Long-Term Care Insurance
To help make long-term care insurance more affordable and to encourage purchases, both federal and state governments provide tax subsidies for private long-term care insurance. This PPI research repo ... More
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May 16, 2010
Comparing Long-Term Care Insurance Policies: Bewildering Choices for Consumers
Long-Term Care Insurance Policies vary considerably, presenting consumers with a bewildering array of choices. This AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Bonnie Burns of California Health Advoca ... More
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May 16, 2010
In Brief: Long-Term Care Insurance: An Assessment of States' Capacity To Review and Regulate Rates
A short summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which Steven Lutzky, Lisa Maria B. Alecxih and Ryan Foreman of The Lewin Group document the many inadequacies in the ... More
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May 10, 2010
Long-Term Care Insurance: An Assessment of States' Capacity To Review and Regulate Rates
Inadequacies in the review of long-term care insurance rates by state governments, which have the major responsibility for ensuring accurate pricing, reasonable premiums and a minimum of rate increase ... More
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May 10, 2010
In Brief: Inflation Protection and Long-Term Care Insurance: Finding the Gold Standard of Adequacy
A short summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Issue Paper in which Marc A. Cohen, Maurice Weinrobe and Jessica Miller address and answer the question of how much protection against rising ... More
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May 10, 2010
Inflation Protection and Long-Term Care Insurance: Finding the Gold Standard of Adequacy
When individuals are purchasing protection against rising costs in order to insure the future adequacy of their long-term care insurance policies, how much is enough? The question is addressed and ans ... More
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May 10, 2010
Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Programs
When Congress enacted the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, it authorized a new option for states to link private long-term care insurance with Medicaid benefits. This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact S ... More
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May 4, 2010
