Rising Costs of Long Term Care and Long Term Care Insurance and Taxation.
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According to a recent survey from the MetLife Mature Market Institute: in 2005 the average
daily cost of a private room in a nursing home in the United States is $74,095 per year, or
$203 per day. Alaska has the highest rate, where the cost is $531 per day on average.
The lowest rates were found in Shreveport, Louisiana at $115 per day.
Most people can't afford to pay for this level of long-term care expenses out of their retirement
savings. That's why Long-Term Care Insurance Programs were designed. These Insurance
Programs gives members and their families valuable benefits to help pay for nursing home or
home health care expenses. They can help preserve financial assets and the ability to control
your own health care choices, while maintaining your personal and financial independence.
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| Many states allow deductions for long-term care insurance premiums. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Kennedy-Kassebaum) established Tax Qualified Long-Term Care Plans and defined the rules regarding the taxation of any benefits and the deductibility of premiums: |
Taxation of Benefits: The benefits received under a Tax Qualified Long-Term Care Plan are generally not taxable as income. Benefits from reimbursement policies, which pay for the actual services received, are not included in income. Benefits from per diem or indemnity policies, which pay a predetermined amount each day, are not included in income except amounts that exceed the beneficiary's total qualified long-term care expenses or $250 per day (in 2006), whichever is greater. | ||||||
Premiums for "qualified" long-term | Deductibility of Premiums: The deductibility of premiums is limited by the age of
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| Consumer Comment and Health News Affecting The Elderly Plus Nursing Home News | |
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