By: Bill Sims

Bill Sims — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:45:53 +0000

I am assuming you are referring to Long-Term Care (LTC) insurance. As the name suggests, the insurance is designed to provide benefits to an insured for their long-term medical or personal services (e.g., bathing, dressing, eating). The LTC insurance policy will reimburse the insured person a daily amount (up to a pre-determined maximum) for their LTC medical/personal needs for the duration of the LTC event up to a pre-determined maximum benefit period. Now, this is an insurance policy, meaning the policy is to be purchased long before the threat of a LTC event is imminent. The cost of the policy will depend on several factors. Those include the insured's age and health status when the policy is purchased, the length of the desired waiting period between when a LTC event happens and the start of the policy benefit period, the desired maximum daily benefit amount, and the desired maximum benefit period.

By: Matt Benore

Matt Benore — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:28:05 +0000

I am going to take a stab at this as I am not quite sure what the question is. Health Insurance is not necessarily long term unless you have it for a long time however you may switch between different plans. If you are asking what is Long-Term Care Insurance then I will also answer this: Long-Term Care provides a benefit when you have chronic illness needs. Pays for Nursing Home & Care programs, assisted living situations, in-home support and more.

New answer on: What Is Long Term Health Insurance?

By: Bill Sims

By: Matt Benore