Long-term care insurance is supposed to provide you with care when, or if you can no longer care for yourself. Generally, it is coverage that provides nursing-home care, home-health care, personal or adult day care for individuals who need help caring for themselves and performing routing activities of daily life. It often provides benefits not covered by your regular health insurance or Medicare plan.
Often, we think of long-term insurance in terms of the elderly. However, long-term insurance care may be needed by a younger person who has experienced a disabling injury or illness. Experts estimate that at least 60% of all individuals will need extended help during their lifetime. The need for long-term care may only last for a few weeks or months, or it may go on for years. It all depends on the underlying reasons for needing care.
Unfortunately, when it comes time for insurance companies to pay on a claim, they sometimes drag their feet. Remember that, often, long-term insurers are for-profit companies, so the more benefits they approve and pay out, the less money they make. While the premise behind long-term care is simple, getting claims paid can be difficult and frustrating.
At Leader, Leader & Zucker, PLLC, our Ft. Lauderdale insurance lawyers know all about long-term insurance issues and how to get results for you. If you have a valid insurance claim, we won’t give up fighting for you, because we know there is too much at stake emotionally and financially.
It is estimated by the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information that the average cost of a nursing home in 2007 was $87,000 a year. This big price tag can be cost-prohibitive and can financially devastate a family. That is why it is so important that our Ft. Lauderdale long-term care insurance attorneys get you all the benefits you are due.
Chances are you have been paying your long-term insurance premiums faithfully for years, only to find out that, when you need the benefits most, your claim is delayed or denied. As baby boomers now reach the age where serious health expenses are starting to accrue, more and more insurance companies are fighting the claims to save themselves from rising costs. At Leader, Leader & Zucker, PLLC, our Ft. Lauderdale insurance attorneys are skilled at negotiation and mediation, but stand ready to go to trial to help you if needed.
If you need help filing, appealing or understanding your long-term care insurance benefits, trust the Ft. Lauderdale insurance attorneys at Leader, Leader & Zucker, PLLC to help maximize your benefits and protect your rights. Call 954-523-2020 today and let us help you expedite your long-term care insurance claims or denial process.
Leader & Leader, P.A. was founded and is operated with the fundamental principles of innovation, skill, experience, knowledge, aggressiveness and most importantly, personal attention to all of its clients, no matter how much is necessary for their particular matter. The firm has over seventy-five (75) years of experience amongst its partners, all of whom have dedicated themselves to that art of winning!
Before you even file a claim for long term care benefits, make sure you have a current copy of your policy. Many long term care policies are filled with legal jargon and can be difficult to interpret. That’s where the skills of the Leader & Leader insurance attorneys come in. The application process itself can be arduous, and insurance companies are looking for any…
Leader, Leader & Zucker, PLLC was founded and is operated with the fundamental principles of innovation, skill, experience, knowledge, aggressiveness and, most importantly, personal attention to all of its clients.
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