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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100471152056

ISBN-139780471152057

eBay Product ID (ePID)1964734

Product Key Features

Book TitleChoosing the Right Long-Term Care Insurance

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicFinance / General, Insurance / General

IllustratorYes

GenreBusiness & Economics

AuthorBenjamin Lipson

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight13 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-046884

Dewey Edition21

Reviews" Ben Lipson's extremely readable new book is the best I've seen in many years on long-term care insurance. He has the inside knowledge of a salesman and the no-nonsense style of a journalist. The real point Lipson stressed is "to live out your life independently and with dignity. Never buy a policy out of fear driven by emotional blackmail. Just do your homework and learn the true facts."--Judy Foreman, The Boston Globe, Thorough, accurate, and readable, [Lipson] explains who and who should not purchase LTCI. His advice . . . is first rate. The Jewish Advocate Extremely readable the best thing I've seen in many years on long-term-care insurance refreshingly clear. Judy Foreman, The Boston Globe [T]he first no-holds-barred book about long-term care insurance, by [an] insurance veteran. . . clearly and simply explains complicated emotional subjects. Boomer Times

Dewey Decimal368.38/2

Table Of ContentForeword by Dr. Yung-Ping Chen.Preface.Introduction.1. Independence for All.2. Alternatives to Long-Term Care Insurance: Doing It Your Way.3. Reading the Fine Print: How to Buy the Coverage You Want with the Dollars You Have.4. Current Tax Considerations: Insurability Does Not Always Mean Deductibility.5. Underwriting for Physical Impairments: Playing Underwriting Roulette.6. Underwriting for Physical Impairments: Changing the Odds in Underwriting Roulette.7. The Cognitive Impairment Test: No Lifelines Allowed.8. Leveling the Playing Field: How to Distinguish between Fact and Fiction during the Sales Pitch.9. Who Can Help You Choose the Right Policy?: Finding a Seller You Can Trust.10. Choosing a Company: Ensuring That the Company Will Be There When You Need It.11. Caregivers.12. The Envelope Please: The Nominees for Best Long-Term Care Insurance Soap Opera.13. Questions and Answers.14. Dos and Don'ts.15. Two Letters.16. Epilogue.Appendixes.A. Do I Need Long-Term Care Insurance?: Steps in the Process of Making a Decision.B. Uninsurable Conditions.C. Physical Impairments and Medical Risk Selection Guide.Glossary.Index.

SynopsisA PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE COMPLICATED ISSUE OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE "Next to buying the right long-term care insurance, buying and reading J.K. Lasser's Choosing the Right Long-Term Care Insurance is the best investment seniors and their families can make to help insure independence and dignity in their golden years., A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE COMPLICATED ISSUE OF LONGTERM CARE INSURANCE "Next to buying the right longterm care insurance, buying and reading J.K. Lasser’s Choosing the Right LongTerm Care Insurance is the best investment seniors and their families can make to help insure independence and dignity in their golden years." –Scott Harshbarger, President and CEO, Common Cause "An indispensable book for all those concerned that the cost of health care will rob their old age of dignity and independence. The author, Ben Lipson, an articulate advocate of patient rights and an authority on health insurance, provides a lucid road map in a terrain mined with hokum." –Bernard Lown, MD, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize "Longterm care insurance is a muchneeded and valuable insurance concept, marketed in a maze filled with smoke and mirrors. Most of what passes for consumer guidance is just general information and superficial advice. But Ben Lipson’s book takes you by the hand, leads you through the insurance labyrinth, and shines a muchneeded light on the product." –Charlie Sabatino, President, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Critical coverage will help you: Decide whether you are among the 40 percent of people who do not need to buy longterm care insurance Receive the benefits you purchased when you have to make a claim Distinguish between fact and fiction during a sales pitch J.K. Lasser––Practical Guides for All Your Financial Needs Please visit our Web site at www.jklasser.com, A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE COMPLICATED ISSUE OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE "Next to buying the right long-term care insurance, buying and reading J.K. Lasser's Choosing the Right Long-Term Care Insurance is the best investment seniors and their families can make to help insure independence and dignity in their golden years." -Scott Harshbarger, President and CEO, Common Cause "An indispensable book for all those concerned that the cost of health care will rob their old age of dignity and independence. The author, Ben Lipson, an articulate advocate of patient rights and an authority on health insurance, provides a lucid road map in a terrain mined with hokum." -Bernard Lown, MD, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize "Long-term care insurance is a much-needed and valuable insurance concept, marketed in a maze filled with smoke and mirrors. Most of what passes for consumer guidance is just general information and superficial advice. But Ben Lipson's book takes you by the hand, leads you through the insurance labyrinth, and shines a much-needed light on the product." -Charlie Sabatino, President, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Critical coverage will help you: * Decide whether you are among the 40 percent of people who do not need to buy long-term care insurance * Receive the benefits you purchased when you have to make a claim * Distinguish between fact and fiction during a sales pitch J.K. Lasser--Practical Guides for All Your Financial Needs Please visit our Web site at www.jklasser.com

LC Classification NumberHG9390.L57 2002