Long Term Care Insurance Info Page - Resources & Information!

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Resources & Information

This section, Resources, is a collection of various sources of information and resources. Check back here ocassionally as I will be constantly updating and expanding this section.

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    Featured Resources

    • Get the answers to your questions in our FAQ
    • What is the MARKET for Long-Term Care Insurance?
    • Why should I consider Long-Term Care Insurance?
    • Read about Family Stories and their experiences with Long Term Care
    Insurance Industry Resources
    • The NAIC Shoppers Guide to Long Term Care Insurance.
      The NAIC Shoppers Guide is considered to be the 3rd party resource for information about Long Term Care Insurance.
    State Government Resources

    Magazine Articles:

    Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine:

    • October 1999: He Was Such A Neat Guy Click Here
    • July 1999: Insuring Against Life's Frailties Click Here
    • July 1999: Taxing Questions About Some Long-Term Care Policies Click Here
    • April 1998: Will Nursing Home Bills Haunt Your Estate? Click Here
    • May 1997: The Catch-22 of Long-Term Care Insurance Click Here

    Kiplinger's Retirement Report Newsletter:

    • February 1999: Buying Long-Term Care Insurance Click Here
        From the February 1999 Article: Annual Premiums of Selected Policies Click Here
    • January 1999: Study The Fine Print Click Here
    • December 1998: Shopping for Long-Term Care Insurance Click Here
    • November 1998: Long-term-care Insurance: Worth a Closer Look Click Here
    • April 1998: States Take a Hard Look at Long-Term Care Costs Click Here

    LTC Bulletins:

    • 10/18/99: Economist Shares Thoughts on LTC Click Here
    • 10/13/99: Cato Institute Forum: The Coming Crisis in Long-Term Care Click Here
    • 10/12/99: LTC Reality Check: Poverty is Not a Requisite for Medicaid Eligibility Click Here
    • 10/01/99: What's the Best Reason to Buy LTC Insurance? Click Here
    • 09/29/99: More Medicaid Woes Click Here
    • 09/23/99: How to Kill the Golden Goose Click Here
    • 09/14/99: AOK Article on LTC in AZ Click Here

    Money Magazine:

    • The Big Squeeze: The Sandwich Generation, millions of Americans who juggle their parents' and children's needs Click Here
    • August 1999: Stocks vs Insurance: Why a long-term care policy may not make sense Click Here
        [DOUG's COMMENTS: While I don't agree with the author (at least he makes his bias clear: He's in denial & he's betting that he won't become ill), some folks do choose to invest instead of buy LTCI. My problem with the article is that the author missed the point. You don't buy LTCI because you think that you are going to be ill -- you buy it IN CASE you become ill despite your hopes and wishes .. DB]
    • November 1998: Wealth Insurance: To protect their inheritances and peace of mind, some baby boomers are buying long-term-care policies for their parents. Click Here

    Smart Money Magazine

    • Long-Term Care Insurance; Price Protection Click Here

    Older Articles:

    • 9/95 Consumer Reports article on Medicare, Medicaid and Long Term Care Insurance.
    • 10/96 Fortune article on How The Cost Of Long Term Care Affects Baby Boomers.
    • 1/97 USA Today article on Who Really Pays The Bill For Long Term Care.
    • 2/97 Business Week article on Alternatives To Nursing Homes.
    • 3/97 USA Today article titled More Spend Time Caring For Elders.

Books

  • Book: You've Earned It, Don't Lose It by Suze Orman.
    A very well written book on many subjects relating to financial planning and retirement with an entire chapter devoted to Long Term Care Insurance. A must read!

Other Resources Here At Our Site

  • FAQ: The FAQ contains useful answers to commonly-asked questions. Three of the more useful tables are:

    1. Table A: Shows the accumulated cost of purchasing long term care insurance
      (which answers the question: when is the best age to get this coverage)
    2. Table B: Shows the accumulative effect of inflation on nursing home costs
      (a projection of future costs),
    3. Table C: Shows the difference between a policy with no inflation protection, simple interest protection and compound interest protection.

Other Resources (of interest to those over 50)

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