Health Bills Push for Long-Term Care Money: ; Voluntary Program Set to Automatically Take Funds From Paycheck

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CHICAGO - Most people don't buy long-term care insurance. They simply don't want to think about moving into an assisted living center or hiring a stranger to bathe them.

Seven years ago, Robert Myers of suburban Chicago did buy long- term care insurance. Myers' wife, who died in December 2008, needed care as she fought cancer.

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Health Bills Push for Long-Term Care Money: ; Voluntary Program Set to Automatically Take Funds From Paycheck

"It was a godsend," Myers, 64, an Episcopal priest, says of the insurance. "It didn't cover everything, but it broke the back of the bills."

Unlike Myers, most people may want to plan for the future, but they need a nudge to overcome their avoidance and laz...

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