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Business and Professional Women/USA Announces Alliance with Long-Term Care Quote to Bring Long-Term Care Insurance to Members Nationwide.


WASHINGTON -- Business and Professional Women/USA -- one of the nation's oldest and most prominent advocacy groups for working women -- is pleased to announce a partnership with Long-Term Care long-term care (LTC),
n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders.
 Quote -- a leading, one-stop comparison shopping service specializing in long-term care insurance. The purpose is to offer cost-effective cost-effective,
n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate.
 long-term care insurance to the association's members and their families.

"Women have a particular stake in protecting themselves from the high cost of long-term care, not to mention the physical and emotional effects of having to provide care for a disabled or ill loved one," according to according to
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 Deborah Frett, BPW/USA CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. .

"Elder care is a women's issue because they are the majority of care recipients and the majority of caregivers," said Frett.

Consider these statistics: One in two women age 65 and older will need long-term care during their lives. Three in four nursing care recipients today are women. Two-thirds of Americans providing care on a non-paid basis are women. "And to compound the problem," according to Robert Davis Robert Davis can refer to:
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, president of Long-Term Care Quote, "the average cost of long-term care today is over $70,000 per year and it's rising steadily."

Long-term care insurance provides tax-free funds to help protect one's life savings and independence from the result of suffering an expensive chronic illness such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or stroke. "It also helps the policyholder Policyholder

An individual who owns an insurance policy.
 select where and how they will receive care, including in their own home or an assisted living as·sist·ed living
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A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication.
 facility," stated Davis.

"The reasons we chose Long-Term Care Quote," Frett said, "was because they offer a wide choice of the leading policies nationwide -- plus they provide unlimited, toll-free access to licensed, salaried insurance professionals in an educational, no-pressure, permission-based environment."

"Our advisors are trained to help consumers first determine if they need long-term care coverage, then to learn if they're likely to qualify medically and lastly to assist them in finding the right plan from the right company at the right price," according to Davis. "We're extremely proud to be associated with a quality organization like BPW/USA."

To learn more, visit www.bpwusa.org or contact Davis at 800-587-3279.
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