Cumulative Program Statistics as of December 31, 2024
Quarterly Summary Report - Connecticut |
Quarter 3 & 4 2024 |
Through 12/31/24 |
Applications Received: | 0 | 73,019 |
Applications Denied: | 0 | 9,895 |
Applications Pending & Withdrawn: | N/A | 2,128 |
Policies Purchased: | 38 |
60,984 |
Policies Dropped |
392 |
20,745 |
* Includes drops reported as deaths, rescissions, exhausted benefits and other changes. |
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Policies Not Taken Up (dropped within 30 day free look period): |
(8) |
4,022 |
Total Policies In Force - includes reinstatements (active): |
N/A |
36,882 |
Policyholders Who Received Service Payments: |
1,611 |
7,187 |
Policy Information |
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Applications & Purchases |
Number of Applications Received |
73,019 |
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Number of Policies Purchased |
60,996 |
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Policies in Effect (Active) |
36,882 |
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Number of Applications Pending |
2,128 |
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Policies Denied |
9,895 |
The following statistics are based on information reported at time of purchase for active policies.
Cumulative Partnership Activity by Quarter |
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Type of Policy Purchased |
Nursing Home and Home Care |
99% |
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Nursing Home Only |
1% |
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Policy Category |
Individual |
82% |
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Group |
18% |
Purchaser Information |
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Age |
Age Range |
20 - 86 |
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Average Age of Purchasers |
57 |
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Individual |
57 |
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Group |
55 |
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Gender |
Female |
58% |
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Male |
42% |
Coverage Purchased |
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First time purchasers |
92% |
First time purchasers who bought $300,000 or less of coverage |
64% |
Average total benefit |
$269,060 |
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Reasons for Purchase1 |
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To pay for future services |
87% |
To protect assets |
83% |
To protect spouse and family |
84% |
Factors Influencing Purchase2 Percentages reflect purchasers who found factors very important or important. |
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Coverage for home & community care |
96% |
Medicaid asset protection |
91% |
More affordable premium |
94% |
State's special seal of approval |
88% |
Policyholder Benefit Eligibility & Utilization Counts |
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Number of policyholders, to date, who have qualified to receive benefits |
7,187 |
Number of policyholders who received service payments this quarter |
1,611 |
Number of policyholders who have accessed Connecticut's Medicaid |
387* |
Aggregate Information on Earned Medicaid Asset Protection |
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Total Medicaid Asset Protection earned by currently active policyholders |
$391,309,427* |
Total Medicaid Asset Protection earned by policyholders who have accessed Medicaid or have applications pending per official notice from CT's Medicaid Office |
$105,950,935 |
Total Medicaid Asset Protection earned by persons who have voluntarily dropped their policies |
$21,786,116 |
Total Medicaid Asset Protection earned to date by persons who have exhausted their policy benefits but have not applied to Medicaid or have had applications denied by Medicaid. |
$130,300,896* |
Total Medicaid Asset Protection earned to date that will not be accessed (policyholders who have died) |
$395,174,379 |
Total Medicaid Asset Protection earned - to date |
$1,045,270,074 |
Claim Profile (Aggregate) |
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Average age at time of purchase |
65 |
Average age at time of claim |
82 |
Average policy benefit purchased |
$211,051** |
Average policy benefit at time of claim |
$481,277** |
Consumer Assistance Activities To Date3 |
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Calls requesting information |
54,873 |
People attending presentations |
60,954 |
Individuals that met with volunteers |
9,845 |
* May include active policyholders receiving simultaneous Medicaid and insurance payments.
** Does not include claimants with lifetime (unlimited) coverage.
Source: Quarterly Reports supplied by the Insurance Companies and compiled by the Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care. Other sources are noted below. Percentages exclude missing cases.
1 Survey of Purchasers, (N=13,599). Note, there is up to a 6 month lag in receiving and processing the data.
2 Ibid., (N=13,159). Fewer people responded to this specific topic because it was added to the survey at a later date.
3 Information obtained from the Partnership's Consumer Information Service, Department of Rehabilitation Services.
For more information contact:
OPM.CTPartnership@ct.gov
(860) 418-6318