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Review articles on the subject of long term care. What is long term care? do most Americans have long term care insurance? Do Americans feel that they need long term care? Why or why not? What is your personal position on long term care?

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This solution discusses why long term care insurance is important and why Americans often neglect taking out long term care insurance in 146 words.

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Long term care is a sort of insurance that is used by people who are older when they need help being taken care of such as in the form of a nursing home or elderly-person home. The help may include ...

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