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Article #46: How To Save Money And Get Discount Long Term Health Care In Oregon

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According to a study published in U.S. care with only their own resources.
NEWS & WORLD REPORT, one out of every two The good new is, there are 42 companies
people in Oregon over the age of 65 will in Oregon that provide long term health
need some form of long term health care. care insurance. The bad news is, for many
That same report went on to say that people the cost of such insurance is a
Medicare pays almost nothing toward long severe financial strain. What are some
term care. things you can do to lessen the cost of
When you also factor in that today more the monthly premiums on a long term
and more younger people, through either health care insurance policy.
accident or illness, are finding If you are still fairly young (as young
themselves in need of one form of long as 40) and healthy, then now would be an
term care or another it becomes painfully excellent time to look into a long term
obvious that the need for discount long health care policy. Why? Because the
term health care in Oregon has never been younger you are when you take out your
greater. policy, the less expensive the policy
What exactly do we mean by long term will be. Look at policies which have an
health care? What exactly does it cover? inflation adjustment built in, or by the
Well, if you become ill or suffer an time you need your coverage it could be
accident that requires any type of woefully inadequate.
special assistance with your daily living Get on line and find an insurance site
needs, such as dressing, bathing, that will let you do a side by side
preparing food, eating, or going to the comparison of as many of the 42 companies
toilet, then you are in need of long term offering long term health care in Oregon
care. Long term care can last a few days, as you can. Factor in different
a few weeks, or it can last for years. deductibles, different lifetime payment
The most obvious and perhaps most visible caps, and the different types of
form of long term health care is a assistance that are available until you
nursing home, but many patients requiring find a plan that you are both happy with
long term care live at home and require and that you can afford.
the services of an in-home health Do not allow yourself to believe that
specialist on a daily or less frequent Medicare will take care of your long term
basis. health needs once you reach 65, because
Long term health care can be expensive. the sad truth is that Medicare pays
Without discount long term health care virtually nothing toward any form of long
insurance most families cannot afford the term health care.






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