New York Partnership for Long-Term Care Program

New York Partnership for Long-Term Care is a partnership program between Medicaid and private long-term care insurers designed to encourage individuals to purchase private long-term care insurance. New York long-term care partnership policies are tax qualified (a portion of premiums paid may be claimed as a tax deduction) under federal law; provide policyholders with inflation protection; and most importantly, provide dollar-for-dollar asset protection in the event the policyholder needs to apply for long-term care Medicaid assistance. For every dollar that a New York long-term care partnership policy pays out in benefits, a dollar of assets can be protected from Medicaid spend-down requirements.

As of January 1, 2021, there are no insurers offering new Partnership policy purchases in New York State.