Monthly Archives: March 2009

Long Term Care Insurance As An Employee Benefit

A recent article on Ohio.com points out a growing concern employees have with their employers benefits. Benefits are taking on a heightened importance for most workers in an economy in recession. They are more actively involved in managing the benefits provided by their employers, says a new study conducted by MetLife Inc. Employer benefits have always ...

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Can I deduct Long Term Care Insurance On My Taxes?

Back in October we made a quick post regarding business tax deductions for long term care insurance. It was a short post with links to some very helpful resources. On the other hand, many individuals who pay for long term are care insurance are probably wondering if ...

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Medicaid vs LTC Insurance – Which One Is Right?

It's an ongoing topic of conversation, one that is often quite heated, and, at times confusing. We've written about medicare medicaid services in the past in an effort to educate what medicare & medicaid will, and won't, cover, versus LTC insurance. In the end it is a personal ...

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PBS Special, “Living Old”

We just received an email announcing a rebroadcast of a PBS special on aging, "Living Old," that we wanted to pass on. This looks like a worthwhile program that explores the issues of what is described as “the first-ever mass geriatric society,” and what that means both socially ...

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Long Term Care Insurance Guild

There's been some recent press on the development of the Long Term Care Insurance Guild, an online resource for both professionals and the public seeking assistance on long term care insurance issues. The below is a link to the article from FOXBusiness news. Industry Leaders Applaud Formation of Long Term ...

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Plan For Long Term Care Now

Written last October, this piece in the New York Times is just as relevant then as it will be 100 years from now. It illustrates the ongoing challenge of maintaining our own long term care as well as that of our aging parents. MOST of the nation’s 78 million ...

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“Own Your Future” Long Term Care Awareness Campaign

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services started, back in January 2005, a program designed to help facilitate the planning of long term care needs. The goal of the campaign is really to help educate the public about long term care issues and how to prepare for them. You can ...

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