According to the Long Term Care Consumer Price Index, the overall costs for long-term care insurance coverage increased 8.6% compared to the costs last year. Researchers found that these costs affected both men and women at varying age levels that are currently paying for or are interested in purchasing long-term care insurance for possibly future needs.
Increased Costs for Long-Term Care Insurance
The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance group has estimated that a healthy 55 year old man can expect to pay $1,060 per year for $164,000 in long-term care insurance benefits. This amount is fifteen percent higher than the 2014 cost of $925. However, the 2014 figure was a fifteen percent decline from 2013, which means that for healthy middle age men the annual premium has stayed steady between 2013 and 2015.