Government and Long-Term Care

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In January of 2006, the Government has launched a Long Term Care Awareness Campaign called "Own Your Future". This campaign is to raise awareness to consumers about planning for Long-Term Care. Since today people are not thinking about their long-term care needs, this campaign will hopefully make the public more aware of their potential need for long-term care. Currently there are 5 states that are participating in this campaign; AR, ID, KS, MD, NV, RI, and VA. Residents of these states ages 50-70 will receive a letter from the Governor along with a brochure offering a Planning Kit. To learn more about Own Your Future please visit http://www.ltcaware.info or start planning for your future long-term care needs by Requesting a Quote!

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In the year 2001 Congress created the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance program through the Federal Long-Term Care Security Act of 2000. This program is available to most federal employees and their families at their own cost. It is said to be the largest employer-sponsored long-term care insurance program in the country. It is the governments intention to assist federal employees in obtaining protection from the high costs of long-term care services.

This program is basically a statement from the government validating the importance of Long-Term Care Insurance coverage. The Federal Program will help consumers become more aware of the importance of Long-Term Care coverage.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) chose John Hancock and MetLife as the companies to provide the insurance to federal employees and their families in December, 2001.

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Source:
John Hancock and MetLife Selected as Providers for Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program. PR Newswire. 2001, December 18.