“By 2050, the U.S. will have almost 90 million people aged 65 and over, and more than half will need long-term care at some point. Yet only a sliver of that group can afford the premiums insurers require. As of 2015, private insurance covered less than 10 percent of the U.S. spending on long-term care — and the private market has been shrinking.”
“Medicare covers only a short period of care after a person has been hospitalized. That leaves Medicaid, the state-administered program for the poor. But it kicks in only after people have burned through their assets — precisely the outcome that insurance is meant to avoid. The paperwork involved is a protracted ordeal, especially for those with physical and mental impairments, suddenly thrust into poverty.”
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