LTC Insurance Claims Process with Dwight Smith

There are many strategies to filing a successful Long-Term Care Insurance claim.

I chatted with Dwight Smith, the owner of AMADA Senior Care Columbus & Toledo, about the LTC insurance claims process.

In this episode we covered:

🔹 Importance of understanding the policy coverage
 
🔹 Exploring additional benefits included (e.g., medical equipment, home modifications)

🔹 Understanding different activation protocols for different insurance companies

🔹 Activities of daily living (ADLs) and cognitive impairments as qualifying criteria

🔹 Need for care for more than 90 days and fulfilling the elimination period 

🔹 Making sure benefits are properly utilized and extended if necessary 

🔹 Doctors documenting the client's needs clearly and specifically

🔹 Encouraging open and honest conversations with physicians 

🔹 The process of submitting a claim 

🔹 Receiving benefits once the elimination period is met

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Watch this episode on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/z9PBfT_1slk

Steadfast Care Planning podcast is made possible by Steadfast Insurance, CLTC, and AMADA Senior Care Columbus.

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Steadfast Care Planning podcast is made possible by Steadfast Insurance LLC,
Certification in Long Term Care, and AMADA Senior Care Columbus.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:24 Today we are going to be talking about the long term care insurance claims process
• 3:33 Look at that contract and policy
• 5:12 Obtain the correct documentation
• 6:30 Family communication with doctors
• 6:55 What is the process to submit a long-term insurance claim
• 8:26 Learn the lingo and elimination periods
• 10:30 You get the cash or you can get the reimbursement
• 11:28 Being an advocate for your loved one
• 12:29 What do you typically see as far as a timeline once you submit that claim? How long does that process typically take?
• 13:55 What do you see the biggest mistakes in this claims process that people make?
• 15:32 What about even typically, maybe once a year, the insurance company might need to kind of come back to you and ask some additional questions? What does that look like?
• 16:30 The importance of detailed notes
• 18:01 Advice on how to plan for care to live well
• 19:16 How to contact Amada Senior Care Columbus