The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) · *Inflation protection works to help keep...
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The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP)
Patrick N. McCafferty
Account Manager & Media Relations Coordinator
Long Term Care Partners, LLC
FLTCIP Report Card
More than 273,000 current
enrollees
More than 10,000 enrollees
have made claims to date
More than $10 million
per month are paid
in claims, and this
number is growing
Claim approval rate: 96%
3. These statistics are based on current LTC Partners data (accessed April 2015).
The FLTCIP Offers Comprehensive Coverage
Decide where your care will take place:
Home
Adult day care center
Assisted living facility
Nursing home
Hospice facility
The FLTCIP Offers Comprehensive Coverage
Identify your caregivers:
Formal caregivers
Home health and care agencies,
visiting nurse associations, and
hospice agencies
Informal caregivers
Friend, relative, or
private caregiver,
as long as that person
did not live in your home
at the time you became
eligible for benefits
Designing Your FLTCIP Coverage
It’s easy!
1.Choose a daily benefit amount
(DBA).
2.Choose a benefit period.
3.Choose your inflation
protection.
Decision #1: Daily Benefit Amount
Choose between $100 and $450 per day
$50 increments
Covered expenses are paid up to 100% of
DBA for care, regardless of domestic location*
Consider the cost where you live
Launch the Online
Consultant Tool at
www.LTCFEDS.com
* International benefits are reimbursed at a rate of 80%. Other restrictions may apply.
Cost of Care Calculator
Decision #2: Benefit Period
Choose a benefit period
2 years
3 years
5 years
Unlimited
This number will be multiplied
by 365 when you calculate your
overall benefit due to daily
reimbursement of benefits
How It Works: Maximum Lifetime Benefit
Daily benefit amount*
Benefit period (× 365 days)
Maximum lifetime benefit
*Inflation protection works to help keep this number
relevant over the years.
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How It Works: Maximum Lifetime Benefit
$150* (DBA)
1,095 days (3-year benefit period)
$164,250 (MLB)
*Inflation protection works to help keep this number
relevant through the years.
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Decision #3: Inflation Protection
Keep pace with the rising costs of care.
Two approaches
Automatic compound inflation
option (ACIO)
Future purchase option (FPO)
Automatic Compound Inflation Option
Choose: 4% or 5% ACIO
Your benefits automatically increase 4% or 5%,
compounded annually
Future Purchase Option
FPO is the most cost-effective way to begin
planning.
There is no built-in inflation protection
You have the ability to increase
your benefits every two years
based on current inflation rates
Your premium will increase for
each inflation increase taken.
The additional premium for each
increase will be based on your
age and the premium rates in
effect at the time the increase
takes effect
FLTCIP Built-in Features
Waiting period
90 calendar days
Stay-at-home benefit
Available during waiting period
Benefit is equal to
30 times your DBA
Benefits paid will not
reduce your MLB
FLTCIP Built-in Features
Expert care coordination is provided by registered nurses to
Help find high-quality care providers in your area
Arrange for discounted services
Support local and long-distance caregiving
Assist with changing your plan of care as needs change
Note: Certain care coordination services are available to
qualified relatives, even if they are not enrolled.
Who Is Eligible to Apply?
Federal and U.S. Postal (USPS) employees
eligible for the FEHB Program
Federal and USPS annuitants
Active and retired members of
the uniformed services
Qualified relatives
Current spouses and domestic
partners of eligible employees
and annuitants
Parents, parents-in-law,
and stepparents of living
eligible employees
Adult children of living eligible
employees and annuitants
Plan for Your Future
Premiums are based on your age at time of application
The FLTCIP is medically underwritten
Each participant must apply individually
Coverage is fully portable
Qualified relatives may apply
even if you don’t
Security for Your Future
The FLTCIP is
The largest employer-sponsored long term care insurance
program in the country
Underwritten by John Hancock Life & Health
Insurance Company
Sponsored by OPM
FLTCIP premiums are held in an experience fund,
a fund separate from John Hancock’s other assets
High service standards
Are My Premiums Guaranteed?
FLTCIP coverage is guaranteed renewable, but premiums are
not guaranteed
Your premium will not change because of your age or health
Premiums may only increase if you are in an enrollee group
whose premium is determined to be inadequate
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must
approve an increase in premium
Your premium may also increase if you voluntarily elect
to increase your benefits
Next Steps
Get in touch!
Program consultants are available:
Weekdays, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (ET)
1-800-LTC-FEDS (1-800-582-3337)
TTY 1-800-843-3557
Visit www.LTCFEDS.com
for more information:
Webinars
Planning tools
Program Overview brochure
Thank you. 1-800-LTC-FEDS
(1-800-582-3337) TTY 1-800-843-3557
www.LTCFEDS.com
The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program is
sponsored by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
offered by John Hancock Life & Health Insurance Company,
and administered by Long Term Care Partners, LLC.