Archive: Wei Sun
The brief’s key findings are: More than one quarter of those who buy long-term care insurance at age 65 will let their policies lapse at some point, forfeiting all benefits. Lapses could be due to the burden of insurance premiums, a strategic calculation that care use is less likely, or poor decisions due to declining…
The brief’s key findings are: Long-term care is expensive, but only 13 percent of single individuals over 65 have long-term care insurance. Previous models of care usage appear to understate the risk of going into care and overstate the duration of care for those who require it. If long-term care is a more likely, but…
