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Fundamentals of Long-Term Care Insurance
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Long-Term Care
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The medical and social care given to individuals who have severe chronic impairments over a long period of time
Long term care can consist of care in the home by family members assisted with voluntary or employed help (such as provided by home health care agencies), adult day care, or care in institutions
What is Long-Term Care?
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Long-term care offers a wide range of medical and support services for people with degenerative conditions, prolonged diseases, or cognitive disorders
ADLs◦ Activities of daily living
Can be supported at home or institutions
What is Long-Term Care?
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Long Term Care InsuranceBackground
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72 million Americans 50 and older, and that number will rise when the “baby boomer” population reaches retirement age
People are living longer and more care is expected to be in demand, especially with medical advances
The Need for Long Term Care
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Born between 1946 and 1964 By 2030, when the youngest Baby Boomers
reach retirement and the oldest are approaching their 85th birthdays, the number of adults will double from 35 million to nearly 70 million
Aging of the Baby Boomers
From the United States Office of Personnel Management
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By 2030, more than 20 percent of the population will be over age 5 compared to 13 percent in 1990
Life expectancy is increasing; over the course of the 20th century, average life spans have increased by more than 30 years
Aging of the Baby Boomers
From the United States Office of Personnel Management
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Average annual cost of a nursing home stay is $50,000
48.6% of people 65 and older may spend time in a nursing home
71.8% of people 65 and older are expected to use some form of home health care
40% of the people receiving long term care are between the ages of 18-64
Need for Care
From the United States Office of Personnel Management
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In 1999, spending for nursing home and home health care was about $134 billion
An estimated 60 percent of the disabled older adults living in communities rely exclusively on their families and other unpaid sources for their care
Funding for Long Term Care
From the United States Office of Personnel Management
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In 1999, spending for nursing home and home health care was about $134 billion
Individuals needing care and their families paid for almost 25 percent of these expenditures out-of-pocket, public programs (predominantly Medicaid and Medicare) funded 61 percent, private insurance (including LTC insurance as well as services paid by traditional health insurance) accounted for about 10 percent, and other private sources paid the remaining 5 percent
Funding for Long Term Care
From the United States Office of Personnel Management
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Less than 10 percent of older adults and even fewer near-older adults (those aged 55 to 64) have purchased long term care insurance
Lack of Preparedness for LTC Needs
From the United States Office of Personnel Management
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The number of employee caregivers is expected to increase between 100 million and 15.6 million employees, or one in ten employees, over the next 10 years
Working caregivers spend an average of 22 hours a week providing elder care and caregiving responsibilities can last as long as eight to 10 years
Caregiving
From the United States Office of Personnel Management
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Working caregivers lose an average of $650,000 over their lifetimes in lost wages, lost Social Security benefits, and forfeited pension contributions
Caregiving
From the United States Office of Personnel Management
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The individual insurance market represents more than 75 companies selling a product, nearly $1 billion of premium sales and $4.5 billion of in-force premium
The group market is comprised of twenty-eight organizations that insure or administer a group product and these companies have $100 million of premium sales and $520 million of in-force premium
Long Term Care Insurance Industry Growth
From the United States Office of Personnel Management
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From 1995 to 2000, individual premium sales grew at a compound average annual growth rate of 13 percent and individual in-force premium grew at a rate of 21 percent
Group insurance sales grew at a compound average annual growth rate of 35 percent and in-force grew at a rate of 16 percent
Long Term Care Insurance Industry Growth
From the United States Office of Personnel Management
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Americans and LTC Insurance
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Study of AmericansIn 2011, Prudential Insurance Company
conducted a survey of Americans regarding LTC insurance
The following information polled Americans age 30 or older who made at least $50,000 in annual household income
The data provides telling information regarding the perceptions and misconceptions of LTC Insurance
From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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Americans Concerned About LTC NeedsThe level of concern about requiring
extended care services in the future varies somewhat by life state
Most Americans are not prepared to handle the expense associated with LTC
From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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Americans Concerned About LTC NeedsNearly two-thirds of Americans between the
ages of 35 and 65 say they know someone who has required long-term care services
Even indirect experience with long-term care raises awareness and concern about one’s own chances of needing extended care
From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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Lack of Knowledge and MisconceptionsAmericans tend to overestimate the costs
associated with long-term care, which amplifies their level of concern about paying for it
Most believe that Medicare, private health insurance and personal assets/savings will pay for any future long-term care expenses
From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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When to Buy?Two-Thirds of adults ages 35-65 believe that
long-term care is important; 17% say it is “essential”
Four in ten think that long-term care insurance is something to be purchased after age 60
From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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Life Stage and How People Value LTC InsuranceIdeally, Americans want to be financially
prepared for the unexpected and do not want to become a burden on their families should they require extended care services someday
Married individuals have the most favorable view of long-term care insurance and its value
From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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Life Stage and How People Value LTC InsurancePrimary reasons for having purchased LTC
insurance:I didn’t want to be a burden on my familyI like to be prepared for the worst-case
scenarioI felt that I needed it at that stage of my lifeI know someone who needed extended care
and had LTC insurance (or knew someone who needed it but didn’t have it)
I thought it was a good valueA friend or family member convinced me I
needed itAn insurance broker convinced me I needed it
From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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Conceptual Obstacles Keeping Consumers from Considering LTCConsumers greatly overestimate the average
care of long-term care insuranceLack of understanding about the role and
costs of long-term care insurance are barriers to consumers learning more about the product
From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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Awareness and Education for LTC in the FutureNot surprisingly, Americans are much more
familiar with other forms of insuranceMost adults agree they should know more
about long-term care insurance and are confused by policy features
From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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LTC Insurance and Retirement SavingsMost Americans age 30 to 55 feel challenged
about saving enough money to live comfortably in retirement
Without long-term care insurance, one’s retirement savings and personal assets are at greater risk of being insufficient
From Prudential Survey on Americans and LTC Insurance
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Who Purchases LTC Insurance?
From Urban Institute on Older American’s Economic Security
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How Many Americans Need LTC?In 2009, 10 million Americans age 18 and
older living in the community had LTC needs, including 5.2 million adults age 65 and older and 1.7 million age 85 and older
Those with LTC needs accounted for 14 percent of the community-dwelling population age 65 and older and 38 percent of those 85 and older
From Urban Institute on Older American’s Economic Security
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How Many Americans Need LTC?Another 1.8 million adults lived in nursing
homes, including 1.6 million adults age 65 and older and 800,000 age 85 and older
One study has predicted about 7 in 10 65 year-olds will eventually need long-term care
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How Much Does LTC Care Cost?In 2010, the private-pay rate for a
semiprivate room in a nursing home averaged $205 per day, or about $75,000 per year, and the hourly private rate for home health aides average $21
The typical home care recipient who receives 15 hours of care per week would pay about $16,000
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How Much Does LTC Care Cost?In 2009, Long-term care costs totaled $240
billion in the United StatesMuch of the costs were picked up by the
federal and states governments, with Medicaid covering 43 percent and Medicare 24 percent, but these programs do not insulate families from high out-of-pocket spending
From Urban Institute on Older American’s Economic Security
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How Much Does LTC Care Cost?Medicaid covers care only for those who
meet strict income and asset tests, forcing many people with LTC care needs to deplete nearly all of their wealth to qualify for coverage
Medicare covers only skilled home health visits and temporary stays in skilled nursing facilities that follow hospitalizations (it does not cover any nonmedical home care)
From Urban Institute on Older American’s Economic Security
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Who Has Private LTC Insurance?In 2008, 7.6 million Americans age 55 and older had
private LTC insurance coverage, accounting for 10.7 percent of the adults in this age groupAmong adults age 65 and older, 12.4 percent had
coverageOnly 3.0 percent of African Americans age 55 and older
and 2.4 percent of Hispanics were covered by private LTC insurance
Coverage rates increased with income, reaching 19.3 percent for those whose annual incomes exceed $100,000
Although coverage rates remain relatively low, they have recently increased. In 2002, 9.1 percent of Americans age 55 and older had private LTC insurance coverage, including 10.3 percent of those age 65 and older
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From Urban Institute on Older American’s Economic Security
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© 2012 VSA, LP Valid only if used prior to January 1, 2013. The information, general principles and conclusions presented in this report are subject to local, state and federal laws and regulations, court cases and any revisions of same. While every care has been taken in the preparation of this report, neither VSA, L.P. nor The National Underwriter is engaged in providing legal, accounting, financial or other professional services. This report should not be used as a substitute for the professional advice of an attorney, accountant, or other qualified professional.
PreservingYour Assets and
Your Dignity …
A Long-Term Care Review
1a2-08
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Your Earning Power
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$ 50,000 $ 100,000 $ 250,000 $ 500,000
$ 2,000,000 $ 4,000,000 $ 10,000,000 $ 20,000,000
$ 1,500,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 7,500,000 $ 15,000,000
$ 1,000,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 5,000,000 $ 10,000,000
$ 500,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 2,500,000 $ 5,000,000
$ 250,000 $ 500,000 $ 1,250,000 $ 2,500,000
Your Future Earning PowerIf Your Family Income Averages:
Years toAge 65:
40
30
20
10
5
You’ve worked hard and translated your earning power into financial security for
yourself and your loved ones.
Without proper planning, however, a serious accident or illness, or just declining health, could rob you of
your financial independence.
Few people realize that a 30-year-old couple will earn 3.5 million dollars by age 65 if their total family income averages $100,000 for their entire careers, without any raises.
Your Income
Spouse’s Income
Other Income
Investment Income
Your ability to earn an income is your most valuable asset.
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Did You Know
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About one-third of individuals turning 65 in 2010 will need at least three months of nursing home care, 24% more than a year, and 9% more than five years. 1
1 Source: What Is the Distribution of Lifetime Health Care Costs from Age 65?, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, March 20102, 4 Source: CDC Vital and Health Statistics, Series 13, No. 167, June 20093 Source: 2011 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care Costs
About 71% of nursing home residents are women. 2
The average daily rate in 2011 for a private room in a nursing home was $239, an increase of 4.4% from 2010. 3
The average length of a nursing home stay is 835 days. 4
At an average daily rate of $239, an average nursing home stay of 835 days currently costs almost $200,000, making it virtually unaffordable for many Americans.
?
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Separating FICTION from FACT
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Few people are prepared to handle the financial burden of long-term health care. In fact, many people have a false sense of security when it comes to long-term care.
FICTION FACT
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Separating FICTION from FACT
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“Medicare and my Medicare supplement policy will cover it.”
In fact, Medicare and “Medigap” insurance were never intended to pay for ongoing, long-term care.
Only about 12% of nursing home costs are paid by Medicare, for short-term skilled nursing home care following hospitalization. 1
1 Source: National Care Planning Council, 20102 Source: Medicare & You 2012, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
FICTION
FACT
Medicare and most health insurance plans, including Medicare supplement policies, do not pay for long-term custodial care. 2
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Separating FICTION from FACT
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“It won’t happen to me.” About one-third of individuals turning 65 in 2010 will need at least three months of nursing home care, 24% more than a year, and 9% more than five years. 1
1 Source: What Is the Distribution of Lifetime Health Care Costs from Age 65?, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, March 20102 Source: CDC Vital and Health Statistics, Series 13, No. 167, June 2009
FICTION FACT
Women have a longer life expectancy than men…about 71% of nursing home residents are women. 2
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Separating FICTION from FACT
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“I can afford it.”As a national average, a year in a nursing home is currently estimated to cost $87,235. In some areas, it can easily cost $100,000 or more! 1
1,3,4 Source: 2011 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care Costs2 Source: CDC Vital and Health Statistics, Series 13, No. 167, June 2009
FICTION FACT
The average length of a nursing home stay is 835 days. 2
The average cost of an assisted living facility in the U.S. was $41,724 per year in 2011. The average monthly rate for assisted living facilities that provide Alzheimer’s and dementia care is $4,619, or $55,428 annually 3
Home health care is less expensive, but it still adds up. In 2011, the national average hourly rate for home health aides was $21. Bringing an aide into your home for 20 hours a week can easily cost over $1,800 each month, or more than $21,000 a year. 4
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Separating FICTION from FACT
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“If I can’t afford it, I’ll go on Medicaid.”
There is, however, a potential remedy for
this dilemma...
Medicaid, or welfare assistance, has many “strings” attached and is only available to people who meet federal poverty guidelines.
Medicaid is essentially a safety net for those who didn't adequately plan for their financial needs in retirement, or who encountered unexpectedly large expenses that depleted their financial resources
FICTION FACT
Whether purchased for yourself, your spouse or for an aging parent, long-term care insurance will help protect the assets you have accumulated over a lifetime from the ravages of long-term care costs.
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A Potential Solution Using Long-Term Care Insurance
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Long-term care insurance purchased today can help provide you with the financial security you need and deserve in your retirement years.
PLUS, qualified long-term care insurance receives favorable income tax treatment.
By acting today, while you are still healthy and active, you will have protection to handle whatever a long life brings!
Without long-term care insurance to help meet the cost of needed long-term care services, you run the risk of depleting a lifetime of savings. With long-term care insurance, you’re in a better financial position to make the choice of what long-term care services you receive and where you receive them.
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Eligible Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
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Eligible premiums paid for qualified long-term care insurance can be applied toward meeting the 7.5% “floor” for medical expense deductions on your federal income tax return. The amount of eligible long-term care premium that can be applied to the 7.5% floor depends on your age and is adjusted each year for inflation …
If you are this age by the end of the year:
This is the maximum eligible long-term care premium for tax deduction purposes in 2012*:
40 or less $ 350
41 - 50 $ 660
51 - 60 $ 1,310
61 - 70 $ 3,500
More than 70 $ 4,370
* The maximum eligible long-term care premium is adjusted each year for inflation.
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Employer-Provided Long-Term Care Insurance
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Your employer can deduct the full premium it pays for long-term care coverage for its employees.
If your employer provides you with long-term care insurance under an accident and health plan for employees :
Premiums paid by the employer are not taxable income to the employees.
Long-term care insurance premiums paid on your behalf by your business are taxable income to you.
However, to the extent the premiums do not exceed the maximum eligible long-term care premium for tax deduction purposes shown earlier, qualified long-term care insurance premiums are eligible for the self-employed health insurance deduction.
If you are a sole proprietor, partner or S-corporation shareholder-employee:
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Long-Term Care Insurance Benefits
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The benefits from qualified long-term care insurance, for the most part, are not taxable income to the recipient, up to a per diem limit.
The per diem limit, which is adjusted annually for inflation, is $310 for 2012.
In purchasing long-term care insurance, it is important to select coverage that matches your needs and preferences.
As you evaluate various policy features and benefits, however, keep in mind that the choices you make can affect the premiums you pay and the benefits you are entitled to receive.
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A Long-Term Care Insurance Checklist
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Covered Services The benefits from qualified long-term care insurance, for the most part, are not taxable income to the recipient, up to a per diem limit.
Benefit AmountWhat is the daily benefit amount? Is it payable only while you are confined to a nursing home, or is a benefit also payable for home health care and other care alternatives? Does the policy have a maximum lifetime benefit?
Benefit Period For how long are benefits payable? In a nursing home? At home? For an assisted living facility?
Elimination Period When do benefits begin? For nursing home care? Home health care? An assisted living facility?
Maximum Lifetime Benefit Does the policy have a maximum lifetime benefit? If so, what is it?
In purchasing long-term care insurance, it is important to select coverage that matches your needs and preferences. As you evaluate various policy features and benefits, however, keep in mind that the choices you make can affect the premiums you pay and the benefits you are entitled to receive.
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A Long-Term Care Insurance Checklist
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Pre-Existing Conditions Are pre-existing conditions covered the same as any other conditions? If not, how long must you wait before they are covered?
Excluded Conditions Are any conditions, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, senility or dementia, excluded from coverage?
Inflation Are benefit amounts adjusted to reflect increasing long-term care costs? How?
Prior Hospital Stay Is a prior hospital stay required in order to receive benefits? Are medical certifications required in order to receive benefits?
Spousal Discount Does the insurance company offer a discount when both spouses purchase long-term care insurance policies?
Premiums Waived Are premiums waived after you begin receiving benefits? When?
Guaranteed Renewable Can you renew the coverage for life, so long as you pay the premiums when due?
Premium Increases Can your premiums be increased? Under What conditions?
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You Can Manage Your Finances
57Preserving Your Assets and Your Dignity: A Long-Term Care Review
“It’s by managing your finances that you write the story of your life. You are both the author and the story’s
principal character.
Resolve to perform what you ought.”
-- Benjamin Franklin
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LTC Key TermsAn Overview
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AAA (Area Agencies on Aging) Accelerated Death Benefit Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) Acute Care Adult Day Care Adult Foster Care Age Banding Age Limits Age Restrictions Alternate Care Benefit Alternate Care Facility Alternate Plan of Care
Key Terms
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Alternative Care Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Asset Disregard Asset Protection Assisted Living Facility Attained age Authorized Designee Bathing (ADL)
Key Terms
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Bed Reservation Benefit Benefit Maximum Benefit Period (Duration of Benefits) Benefit Rider Benefit Trigger (or Insured Event) Board and Care Homes Cancellation Case Management Agency Case Management Services Cash Surrender Value Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Key Terms
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Certificate of Authority Certificate of Insurance Charges CHOICE (Community and Home Options to
Institutional Care for the Elderly and disabled Chore Services Chronic Illness Chronically Ill Class Cognitive Impairment Community-Based Services
Key Terms
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Congregate Housing Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) Complex, Unstable Medical Condition Compound Interest Conditionally Renewable Convalescent Care or Rehabilitative Care Co-Pay (Co-Insurance) Coverage Custodial Care (Personal Care) Deductible Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA 2005) Durable Medical Equipment
Key Terms
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Durable Power of Attorney Duration of Benefits (Benefit Period) Elimination Period Exclusion “Free Look” Period FSSA – Family and Social Services
Administration Functionally Disabled Grace Period Group Insurance Guaranteed Renewable
Key Terms
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HCB LTC – Home and Community Based LTC HIPPA Act Home Equity Conversion Mortgages Home Health Agency Home Health Aide Home Health Care Hospice Hospital
Key Terms
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Indemnity Policy Individual Health Insurance Inflation Protection Institutionalization Insured Insured Event Insurer Integrated Policy Intermediate Care Intermediate Care Facility LTC – Long Term Care
Key Terms
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Lapse Length of Coverage Length of Stay Level Premium Lifetime Maximum Limitations Living Will Loading Up (Stacking) Long Term Care Facility Long Term Care Facility Policy Long Term Care Insurance Limited Policy Loss Medicaid
Key Terms
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Medically Necessary Medicare Medigap (Medicare Supplement Insurance Policy) NAIC – National Association of Insurance Commissioners Nonforfeiture Benefit Nursing Home Nursing Home Policy Older Americans Act (OAA) Out-of-Pocket Expenses Outpatient Paid Up Policy Personal Care
Key Terms
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Plan of Care Post-Claim Underwriting Pre-existing Condition Premium Primary Insurer/Primary Payer Private Duty Nurse Provider Quarterly Asset Protection Report Reasonable and Necessary Care Residential Care/Assisted Living Facility Respite Care Rider
Key Terms
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Seminars for Partners Secondary Payer Service Summary Report Skilled Care Skilled Nursing Care Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Social Security Administration (SSA) Spend Down “Spousal Impoverishment” Provision Substantial Assistance Substantial Supervision
Key Terms
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Tax-Qualified Long Term Care Insurance
Policy Term Life Insurance Third Party Notice Total Asset Protection Underwriting Waiting Period Waiver of Premium
Key Terms
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Overview of Long Term Care
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Cash Welfare system Charity VA benefits or other government programs Private long-term care insurance
Who Pays for Long-Term Care?
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Nursing homes average about $40,000 and can reach $100,000 annually in parts of the country
Home-based care can also approach $7,200 a month
The Cost for Long-Term Care Services
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Government has been resistant to provide a long-term care based program for citizens
Advocates for this type of program are hoping the government reconsiders their stance and can produce a viable program for long-term care
The Long-Term Care Crisis
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Caregiver/provider Informal Caregivers
◦ Can be patient’s spouse, children, friends, or neighbors. Seldom trained to give care and are not paid
Long-Term Care Providers
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Formal Caregivers◦ social workers, home care aides, and nurses who
make their living providing care Social workers
◦ Trained to provide care consultation, counseling, information, referrals, and case management
Long-Term Care Providers
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Private Funds MEDICARE
Funding Sources for Long-Term Care
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MEDICAID
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MEDICAID is a joint federal and state program that provides medical assistance to low-income individuals and families
Services normally include inpatient and outpatient services, prescription drugs, medical supplies, and nursing home care
Each state has its own program and can vary by state
What is MEDICAID?
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Must meet 5 requirements Limited income requirements Community spouse’s monthly income
allowance
MEDICAID’s Qualification Requirements for Nursing Home Care
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Resource Eligibility MEDICAID’s Asset “Spend-Down” Examples Transfer of Assets Treatment of Trusts
MEDICAID Asset Qualification
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Spousal Impoverishment Protection Law
The Indiana Spousal Impoverishment Protection Law applies for nursing home admissions occurring on or after September 30, 1989. The purpose of the law is to allow the community spouse to keep some of the couple’s income and assets while still qualifying the nursing home spouse for Medicaid. (Can download brochure from http://www.in.gov/iltcp/2340.htm ) A snapshot of the couple’s assets is taken in order to determine the community spouse’s share. The snapshot reflects the couple’s assets at the time of the Medicaid applicant’s FIRST continuous (minimum 30 days) institutionalization (nursing facility or hospital). When a nursing home spouse is applying for Medicaid, the couple will need to complete a resource assessment tool based upon the resources (assets) owned at the snapshot date AND an application for Medicaid (which asks for information about current resources). The community spouse’s share is calculated from the resource assessment tool. The nursing home spouse’s eligibility is determined from the application. Assets of a married couple are generally considered to be jointly-owned no matter in whose name they have been placed.
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Spousal Impoverishment Protection Law-Assets
The community spouse is allowed to keep a maximum of half (1/2) of the non-exempt assets up to a total of $115,920 (1/2013) or at least a minimum of $23,184 (1/2013).
The nursing home spouse is allowed only $1,500 in non-exempt assets to be eligible for Medicaid.
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Spousal Impoverishment Protection Law-Income
The community spouse is allowed to keep all income that is solely in his/her name, plus half (1/2) of all jointly owned income. If his/her income does not equal as least $1,892 per month (7/2012), he/she may keep some of the nursing home spouse’s income to get up to the minimum level of $1,892 (7/2012) each month. If the community spouse has high living expenses, he/she may appeal to keep more of the nursing home spouse’s income – bringing his/her total minimum monthly income up to $2,898 (1/2013). The nursing home spouse must contribute all of his/her income towards the nursing home cost except for $52 per month for personal needs and any dollar amounts for health insurance, premiums, taxes and medical expenses not covered by Medicaid. This contribution of income towards his/her care is called his/her “liability.”
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Sample: Harry and Sally incomeLET'S LOOK AT HARRY & SALLY:
Harry is no longer able to take care of Sally at home. She is being admitted to a long term care facility. They own $100,000 in countable assets and their total monthly income is $1,600. Harry may keep all of his income (checks made out in his name, plus his half of the income that is jointly owned). Remember, if Harry's income is lower than $1,892 a month, then he can keep part of Sally's income. Checks made out in Sally’s name, plus her half of the jointly owned income, is considered hers and should be used to pay for her care. Medicaid would pay any remaining costs for her care.
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Sample: Harry and Sally assets
Half of Harry and Sally's countable assets amount to $50,000. Since $50,000 is less than the maximum allowed amount under this law (maximum is $113,640), then Harry is able to keep all of his portion of the assets. Sally and Harry would need to spend Sally’s $50,000 down to $1,500 before Medicaid would begin to help pay for her nursing home costs.
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Long Term Care Policy Features
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Daily Nursing Home Benefit◦ Maximum dollar payment, covers primarily room
and board and skilled or custodial care that are normally included in the package price from the facility
Daily Benefit
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Establishes how long the policy will pay benefits when they are needed
Benefit Period
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5% Compounded Annually 5% Simple Interest Increased Daily Limit at Periodic Intervals
Inflation Protection
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The time a person has to pay “out-of-pocket” for services before the insurance begins to pay
Most policies define an elimination day as a day of care
Some policies carry different requirements on the elimination periods
Elimination Period
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The waiver of premium provision waives the payment of premium while benefits from the policy are being received
Waiver of Premium
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Couples applying together may have their premiums reduced by as much as 10-30 %
Spouse Discount
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Respite care allows a caregiver who needs rest to put the insured person receiving care in a nursing home for a certain number of days a year without meeting the elimination period
Respite Care
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The bed reservation feature allows a nursing home bed to be paid for 7 to 30 days (depending on the policy) when the care recipient has to go into a hospital but plans to return to the facility
Bed Reservation
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The Alternate Plan of Care Feature◦ Provides for payments for alternatives not
specifically covered in the policy◦ Special payments can be made for prescriptions,
caregiver training, alarms and alerts, remote monitoring, homemaker services, ambulance transportation, etc…
Alternate Plan of Care
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Some plans allow policies to be paid up with fewer premium payments. These shortened periods include single premium plans, paid up in 3, 5, 10, or 20 years and paid up at 65. Paid up doesn’t necessarily mean the insurance company can’t and won’t ask for more money after the paid-up period.
Shortened Pay Periods
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Non-Forfeiture Option◦ Means that the insured gets some residual benefit
if the policy lapses or the insured dies before making a claim.
Non-Forfeiture Option
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Some policies will return premiums if death occurs before age 65 or 70 and no claims have been presented for payment.
Death Benefit
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Types of Long-Term Care Insurance
Policies
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Represent the majority of long-term care policies sold
Monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual premiums, paid for the lifetime of an individual
Stand-Alone, Comprehensive Coverage
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Accelerated Death Benefit◦ Any amount received under a life insurance contract
on the life of a terminally ill or chronically ill insured Terminally ill
◦ Person who has been certified by a physician as having an illness or physical condition that can reasonably be expected to result in death within 24 months of the certification.
Chronic Illness Usually will pay a percentage of the DB to a maximum
Riders and Options in Life Insurance
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Annuities can be combined with long-term care insurance
Annuities
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Packaging long-term care with disability income
In Combination with Disability Income
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Long-Term Care Benefit Triggers
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Benefit Trigger◦ Event or condition that must occur before benefits
are paid HIPAA addressed the receipt of benefits
under a tax-qualified policy
Received Benefits: Qualified vs.. Non-Qualified Policies
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Tax Qualified vs. Non-Tax QualifiedTax-Qualified ILTCIP policies: In order to qualify for insurance benefits, the beneficiary of a tax-qualified ILTCIP policy must be a chronically ill individual [as defined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA 1996)]. Chronically ill means the person meets the deficiencies in ADLs trigger or the cognitive impairment trigger as explained next.
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Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s)Deficiencies in Activities of Daily Living: When determining the loss of functional capacity, the chronically ill individual must be unable to perform – without substantial assistance from another individual – two (2) or more of six (6) activities of daily living (ADLs) for at least ninety (90) days. ADLs are:1. Bathing – means washing oneself by sponge bath in a tub or shower, including the task of getting into or out of the tub or shower.2. Continence -- means the ability to maintain control of bowel and bladder function or when unable to maintain control of bowel or bladder function the ability to perform associated personal hygiene, including care for catheter or colostomy bag.
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Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) 3. Dressing – means putting on and taking off all items of clothing and any necessary braces, fasteners, or artificial limbs.4. Eating – means feeding oneself by getting food into the body from a receptacle, feeding tube, or intravenously.5. Toileting -- means getting to and from the toilet, getting on and off the toilet, and performing associated personal hygiene.6. Transferring – means moving into or out of a bed, chair, or wheelchair.
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Tax Qualified vs. Non-Tax Qualified-Final consideration for TQ
Cognitive Impairment: The individual requires substantial supervision to protect such individual from threats to health and safety due to severe cognitive impairment.
Substantial supervision means continual supervision. This may include cueing by verbal prompting, gestures, or other demonstrations by another person that is necessary to protect the individual from threats to her/his health or safety.
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Non-tax-qualified ILTCIP Policy, 1/4
The beneficiary of a non-tax-qualified ILTCIP policy must meet one of the following three (3) criteria to qualify for insurance benefits:
1. Deficiencies in activities of daily living2. Cognitive impairment3. Complex, unstable medical condition
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Non-tax-qualified ILTCIP Policy, 2/4
1. Deficiency in two of five activities of daily living (ADLs): ILTCIP policies must pay benefits if the insured has deficiencies in two or more of the following ADLs:
Bathing Dressing Eating Toileting/continence Transferring
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Non-tax-qualified ILTCIP Policy, 3/4
2. Cognitive impairment: ILTCIP policies must pay benefits and assets will be protected when a policyholder has a cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment is defined as confusion or disorientation resulting from a deterioration or loss of intellectual capacity that is not related to or a result of mental illness but which can result from Alzheimer’s disease or similar forms of senility or irreversible dementia.
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Non-tax-qualified ILTCIP Policy, 4/4
3. Complex, Unstable Medical Condition: For non-tax-qualified policies, the ILTCIP has established an additional insured event trigger for persons needing skilled levels of care due to medical conditions which may not result in deficiencies of ADLs or be the result of a cognitive impairment. Policyholders are determined to have met this insured event trigger if they: Require twenty-four (24) hour a day professional nursing observation in a setting other than an acute care wing of a hospital; orRequire professional nursing intervention more than once a day in a setting other than an acute care wing of a hospital.
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Stated Period vs.. “A Pool of Money” Policy
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Segregates benefits into two pools of stated benefit periods or amounts of money
Two-Pooled Policy
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Cost Containment Provisions
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Some insurance companies require that certification for benefits be completed by doctors, nurses, or social workers hired by the company.
Tightening Qualifications
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Some companies have established service contracts with care providers such as national nursing home chains and assisted living and home care chains
Managed Care Administration of Claims
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Care Coordination◦ Plan of care for community services that is written
and submitted to the insurance company by a licensed care provider, usually a home health care agency
Some policies will reward the insured by enhancing home health benefits if the insured elects a care coordination plan
Care Coordination
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Claims-based/Expense-based◦ Every expense must be submitted for
reimbursement Indemnity-based
◦ Once the insured qualifies for benefits, the insured does not submit claims for payment
Indemnity Claims Payment
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Good health discounts Couples may qualify for additional discounts
Additional Premium Discounts
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Some individual plans allow couples to transfer benefits to each other from the same policy
Shared Benefits
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All group plans allow family members and certain relatives of employees to buy the same level of coverage
Extended Family Coverage
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Taxation of Long-Term Care
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Starting 2013, only medical expenses that are in excess of 10.0% of adjusted gross income may be deducted from taxable income (was 7.5%),
Expenses
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Benefits received from qualified long-term care contracts are tax free up to a daily benefit limit of $230 per day (in 2004), subject to change in the future
Insurance Benefits
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Premiums for qualified policies can be itemized on an individual’s 1040 Schedule A
Reportable amount is based on age Group-filed plans must define certain
management classes in order to receive the LTC insurance benefit
Insurance Premiums
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Designing A Group Long-Care Insurance Plan
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Premiums are tax deductible to the employer and tax-free to the employee and spouse
Minimum of one employee
Enhancing a Current Plan
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Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3
Designing a True Group Plan
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Enrollment permitted year-round Carve-out has advantage of offering
hundreds of benefit options, allowing key employees to tailor policies to fit their individual needs
Group Plan with Executive Carve-Out
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Work best for those companies that don’t want to commit to a full group plan but still want to offer special group rates to a few selected employees
Executive Carve-Out
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The Federal Long-Term Care Insurance
Program
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Home Care and Adult Day Care Facility Care Comprehensive Plan Facilities Only Plan
Covered Services
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Daily Benefit Amount◦ From $50 to $300 in $25 increments
Weekly Benefit Amount◦ Benefits may be reimbursed on a weekly basis at
7 times the DBA
Maximum Benefit Amount
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3 Periods◦ 3-year◦ 5-year◦ Unlimited
Benefit Period
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Choice of 30 or 90 days
Waiting Period
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Automatic Compound Inflation Option◦ Automatically increases your DBA by 5%
compounded every year with NO corresponding increase in premium
Future Purchase Option◦ Allows an increase in the DBA every two years,
based on increases in Medical Consumer Price Index
Inflation Protection
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Informal Care Care Coordination Services Alternate Plan of Care International Benefits Waiver of Premium Guaranteed Renewable
Built-In Plan Features
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The Long-Term Market
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Minimum and maximum age limits for policy issuance determined by insurance company
Age
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Baby Boomers may expect to live into their 80s or 90s (with increases in age 100+) and will increase the needed income for retirement
Long-term care insurance
“Baby Boom” Generation
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This group controls most of the wealth of the nation, and can readily afford long-term care insurance
“Empty Nesters”
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20 million Americans age 65 and over Insurance planners must help educate these
Americans on the funds necessary to enjoy the rest of their life
“New” Retirees
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Underwriting long-term care insurance is different than underwriting life or health insurance since it will be the applicant’s ability to function that will be the applicant’s ability to function that will be analyzed
Ability
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Individuals who meet the age and ability qualifications must also have assets, and must be able to pay the premium
Assets
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Myths: I’m Too Young My Family Will Take Care of Me MEDICARE and MEDICAID Will Cover My Bills I Can Save Enough on My Own Long-Term Care Insurance is Too Expensive
Myths and Facts
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LTC Licensing Requirements: Resident
1. Be licensed to sell health insurance; AND 2. Complete an initial 8-hour basic long term care insurance course; AND 3. Complete 5 hours of LTCI continuing education every 2 years to maintain eligibility to sell LTCI. Course work can be in long term care insurance or Medicaid. The 5 hours can be any combination of hours (i.e. 5, 4/1, 3/2, 5 one hour classes). If the 5 hours renewal requirement is not maintained, the basic 8 hour class must be retaken; AND 4. If selling Partnership policies, complete a one-time 7 hour IN Partnership specific course.
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LTC Licensing Requirements: Non-Resident Non-Resident 1. The basic 8 hour LTC CE and 5 hour LTC
renewal CE are waived if the non-resident agent’s state has continuing education reciprocity with Indiana.
2. Non-resident agent MUST complete the 7 hour IN Partnership specific course. The course is not waived and not reciprocal with other Partnership states.
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Continuing Education Hours (CE): 1. IDOI requires self-reporting of CE hours. The Department does not keep copies of CE certificates. It is an agent’s responsibility to maintain proper license credentials. 2. Agent should keep original certificates for at least 4 years after the end of a renewal period in case of an IDOI audit. 3. It is recommended that LTCI CE certificates be kept permanently. Insurance companies strictly monitor agent compliance with LTCI continuing education. Companies cannot accept applications or pay commissions to any agent who has not met LTCI continuing education requirements (760 IAC 2-10-1).
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IN License Renewal Requirements (for the 2 year license):
1. Complete 24 hours of CE in the 2 year licensing period. 2. Same CE course number cannot be counted more than once in the 2- year period. 3. LTC CE courses can count toward satisfying the 20 hour general CE requirement. 4. Renewal invoices are no longer mailed to agent residence address 60 days prior to expiration. 5. Agent may mail renewal invoice and fee payment to the address on the invoice. Renewals preferred to be completed online thru SIRCON, (www.sircon.com ), with a credit card payment.
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Resources:
Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)Indiana Department of Insurance714 W. 53rd St.Anderson, IN 46013Phone: 1-800-452-4800 or 765-608-2318Fax: 765-608-2322www.in.gov/idoi/shiip SHIIP is a free health insurance counseling program for Indiana’s seniors. SHIIP counselors can assist with questions regarding Medicare, Medicare Supplement insurance, Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, and Long Term Care insurance.
Indiana Long Term Care Insurance Program (ILTCIP)Indiana Department of Insurance311 W. Washington St., Suite 300Indianapolis, IN 46204Phone: 1-866-234-4582 or 317-232-2187Fax: 317-232-5251www.longtermcareinsurance.in.gov The ILTCIP (also known as the Indiana Partnership Program) is an innovative public-private partnership pairing the State government agencies of Insurance and Medicaid with private long term care insurance companies. Indiana Partnership long term care insurance policies include the state-added benefit of Medicaid Asset Protection at no additional cost. Medicaid Asset Protection protects assets from Medicaid spend down and Medicaid estate recovery. This protection is important should the policyholder use up all his/her policy benefits, continue to need care, and choose to access Medicaid assistance.
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Fundamentals of Long-Term Care Insurance
8 Hours CE Credit