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State workers offered
long-term care insurance

The program will be open to about
250,000 residents, the governor says

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Star-Bulletin staff

Hartford Life Insurance will sell a specially designed long-term care insurance program to state employees and their relatives under a new program announced yesterday.

The program, put together by the Hawaii Public Employee Health Fund board of trustees, will not cost the state any money.

All payments must be made by those buying the insurance.

Gov. Ben Cayetano said the program will be open to about 250,000 Hawaii residents. Those eligible include state and county workers and retirees, their spouses, parents, grandparents, in-law parents, and in-law grandparents and reciprocal beneficiaries.

Surviving spouses of employees killed in the performance of duty also are eligible.

Officials with Hartford could not say how much of a savings would be offered on the plan.

"This new program is a major step forward in bringing out people affordable long-term care insurance and the financial protection and assurances that coverage brings," Cayetano said.

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