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Who Pays the Costs of Long-Term Care?

Updated on: August 17th, 2022

At present, most long-term care is paid for from:

  1. an individual’s own resources,
  2. his or her family’s resources or
  3. Medicaid, the federal-state government program designed to cover the health care costs of a mostly indigent population.

Contrary to popular belief, traditional health insurance and Medicare usually provide little or no coverage for long-term care. Currently, most people who need long-term care services must pay for it on their own unless:

  • (a) they have long-term care insurance policies with benefits for the services they need or
  • (b) they are or become eligible for Medicaid or other government assistance.
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