Comments on: Does Long Term Care Fit into The Future of Medicare and Medicaid? http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/does-long-term-care-fit-into-the-future-of-medicare-and-medicaid/ Medicare & Medicaid Information Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:03:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ed H. http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/does-long-term-care-fit-into-the-future-of-medicare-and-medicaid/comment-page-1/#comment-1639 Ed H. Thu, 08 May 2008 14:54:12 +0000 http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/does-long-term-care-fit-into-the-future-of-medicare-and-medicaid/#comment-1639 This is a very serious problem, and the reason that I went into Long-Term Care Planning after a family member went through all of thier financial assets and ended up in a nursing home on Medicaid. The government needs to find a better way to address this issue so that families can put a plan in place that will protect them, seeing that Medicare is very limited and Medicaid becomes the only soulution. As it stands right now we need more states should consider giving individuals tax advantages that have planned against long-term care with a private insurance. This is a very serious problem, and the reason that I went into Long-Term Care Planning after a family member went through all of thier financial assets and ended up in a nursing home on Medicaid.

The government needs to find a better way to address this issue so that families can put a plan in place that will protect them, seeing that Medicare is very limited and Medicaid becomes the only soulution. As it stands right now we need more states should consider giving individuals tax advantages that have planned against long-term care with a private insurance.

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