Tag: FLTCIP

Federal long-term care insurance premiums to rise as much as 86 percent

Marc
Long-term care insurance - Premiums Rise

Enrollees in the federal program are preparing themselves for even more expensive coverage in 2024. Americans enrolled in the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) are getting ready to pay even more for their coverage next year after having faced regular increases for several consecutive years. The Office of Personnel Management has announced that there will be a rate hike for current enrollees. The Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program is run by the Office of Personnel Management. It announced that current enrollees should expect to see higher rates for 2024.…

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Government Study Examines Long-Term Care Insurance Rate Increases – Only 1.6% Drop Coverage; 23% Actually Pay Less

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PRESS RELEASE: A report released on August 16th by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) examines the impact of rate increases on long-term care insurance policyholders. Specifically, the report examines the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP), the largest private long-term care insurance program in the nation. “As a voluntary plan consisting of typical employees, this is a most representative group,” states Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (www.aaltci.org), one of those interviewed by GAO staff preparing the study. “Instead of hyperbole, we now…

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U.S. federal research looks into increases in premiums for long-term care

Julie Campbell

The results of a federal government study have been released in a report that examined the impact of increasing premiums for insurance policies covering long-term care. The report was created by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and looked into the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP), which is the country’s biggest private insurance program for long-term care. Executive director Jesse Slome, of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance explained that since the FLTCIP is a voluntary plan with regular employees, the group is representative of long-term care insurance…

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