GAO: What's behind increase in federal workers' long-term care coverage

Modern Healthcare: Study Probes Reasons For Spike In Federal Workers' Long-Term-Care Coverage
A large and unexpected premium increase in federal employees' long-term-care insurance two years ago stemmed from higher-than-expected enrollee coverage retention, longer life expectancies and additional claim submissions, according to the Government Accountability Office. The report, requested by a bipartisan group of members of Congress, was intended to pin down the reasons behind a 2009 premium increase, in which 66 percent of enrollees saw premiums rise 25 percent (Daly, 8/10).

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