A HOUSE RESOLUTION to urge the legislative council
to create a committee to study the benefits of providing every
Hoosier long term care insurance for a limited period of time in
order to encourage greater participation in Indiana's long term
care insurance program.
Whereas, Long term care Medicaid costs are dramatically
increasing for the state of Indiana, and long term care
insurance has not been widely accepted;
Whereas, The costs of long term care are often financially
devastating for individuals and families and eventually become
a drain on the state's resources;
Whereas, The state needs to be pro-active in anticipating
the increase in long term care needs and encouraging Hoosiers
to anticipate their own long term care needs by securing long
term care insurance;
Whereas, Further study is warranted to determine the short
term costs and the potential long term Medicaid savings to the
state in the future if a significant additional number of Hoosiers
were to participate in the long term insurance program:
Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the legislative council is urged to create a
committee to study the benefits of providing every Hoosier long term
care insurance for a limited period of time in order to encourage greater
participation in Indiana's long term care insurance program.
RR 4535/DI ms