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10 Fastest-Rising Costs for Older Americans Since 2000 Social Security benefits may be adjusted for inflation but the costs of many goods and services rise faster. So far, more than 200,000 apply for exemption from WA state’s long-term-care fund Washington State has implemented a publicly funded LTCI

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5 Ways to Keep People With LTC Insurance Healthy Assured Allies is working to help prevent those with long-term care insurance from developing severe dementia or other disabilities A Big Deadline for Washington State’s Long-Term Care Program Is Almost Here WA state’s new public LTCI option is

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Interest In Life Combination Products Shifts As the pandemic spread, images of nursing homes and assisted care facilities flooded the media. The sick and elderly were particularly vulnerable to this deadly virus and so many families were cut off from their parents and grandparents in the hopes

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  Improving the Long-Term Care Insurance Customer Experience An LTC insurance veteran has ideas about how to get policyholders and their families out of a paperwork maze. Black Caregivers Value Long-Term Care Insurance: Nationwide About 92% of Black caregivers surveyed said COVID-19 has increased the importance of

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  Beware Unsolicited LTCI offers from Your Carrier LTCI carriers send unsolicited offers to reduce a policy’s premium. The offer is good for the carrier. Is it good for your client? That depends. Spending Growth on Home Health and Hospitals ahead of growth for Nursing Homes This

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  Reducing the Risk of Falls for Older Adults Older adults experience a fall at some point. It is often unexpected and most don’t have a plan in place preventing senior falls. Low Interest Rates Push Prices for New Life-LTC Hybrids Higher Carriers say COVID-19 deaths and

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  Nursing Homes Given Federal Go-Ahead To Allow More Visitors Nursing homes visitors have been banned since March because of COVID-19. Now the federal agency that regulates the facilities has outlined terms for resuming visits immediately. Ken Dychtwald: 75% of Households Could Face a Big Retirement Shock

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Take a quick skim through articles we found useful this month in the Long Term Care planning world. 68 Million Americans Are Changing Their Retirement Plans This is the fifth in a 10-part series on “The Future of Retirement” that we are posting over the course of

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