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JK Lasser's Choosing the Right Long Term CareInsurance
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BENJAMIN LIPSON has been a consumer advocate and newspaper columnist for more than two decades. Known for his work on patient rights, senior health care issues, and long-term care insurance, he has written more than 500 articles for the Boston Globe. Lipson has been actively involved in the insurance industry for fifty years. He is the founder and President of Just for Seniors Insurance, Inc., Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and edits the Just for Seniors newsletter.
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Foreword 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.
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" 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"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, M.D., winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

"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

"Ben Lipson has written what is sure to become the standard text on the subject of long-term care insurance. His analysis is clearly written, exhaustive, and always focused on the needs of the consumer. If you are trying to decide whether you need long-term care insurance, there is no substitute for reading this book." —Peter Hiam, attorney and former Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance (1983-1987).

"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

" 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, Syndicated Columnist

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