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The nation s long-term care insurers paid out $11.6 Billion in 2020, an increase over prior years according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI). Every year benefit payouts grow to individuals needing care and purchased long-term care insurance for that very real risk, reports Jesse Slome, AALTCI s director.  The $11.6 billion paid in 2020 represents an increase of $600 million over the total 2019 claim benefits paid and a significant increase from the $8.65 billion paid out five years earlier in 2016.
The amount reported represents claims for those owning traditional or health-based long-term care insurance. The Association report does not include data for those who have purchased a linked-benefit policy, typically a life insurance policy that can also provide payout for qualifying long-term care needs.
WASHINGTON A new issue brief from the American Academy of Actuaries applies actuarial expertise to provide an understanding of how COVID-19 could impact long-term care insurance (LTCI), including LTCI delivery, demand, and markets, as well as new public policy considerations. “The elderly, who most benefit from long-term care services, have as a group experienced an outsized toll from the COVID-19 pandemic, adding to our sense of need to assess the pandemic’s consequences for long-term care insurance,” said Bruce Stahl, a member of the Academy’s Long-Term Care Reform Subcommittee, which authored
Impact of COVID-19 on Long-Term Care Insurance . “Adjustments to underwriting and persistent low interest rates are COVID-19-related impacts already clearly affecting LTCI. More time and experience will tell if there are other consequential effects, such as a shift from facility to home care settings, or increased care needs for COVID-19 survivors.”
The cost of delaying when you purchase long-term care insurance can be as much as 147 percent according to new data released by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI)."The cost for long-term care insurance is based on your age when you apply among other factors," explains Jesse Slome,
There continues to be a significant spread in pricing for long-term care insurance according to the 2021annual price index released by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI).“The costs for virtually identical coverage can be significant,” states Jesse Slome, director of the long-term care insurance organization. The organization just