Whats the difference between Long-Term Disability Insurance and Long-Term Care Insurance?
Long-term disability insurance covers you if you’re unable to work. There’s different definitions of long-term disabled. For the first 2 years, it’s usually the “own occ” rule (own occupation), meaning you are covered only if you’re unable to work in the occupation you have skills/education for. After 2 years, it’s usually the “any occ” rule (any occupation), which means you have to be unable to work in any occupation. This is also based on your skills/education, so working at fast food place when you’ve got an undergrad degree won’t stop the coverage. There’s usually a long wait time until LTD plans kick in (6 months on average), but short-term should be covering you through that. LTD plans will usually only reimburse for 60-66.7% of your pay, up to a certain amount each month. Depends on the plan you get! Long-term care is for nursing home care primarily. At 25, you should worry about LTD insurance over the long-term care.
