Thursday July 06, 2000

Seattle--

The Center for LTC Financing is preparing for our annual fund campaign and we need your help. This has been a year of growth and impact for the Center and we're committed to sustaining that momentum.

The organizations and individuals on which the Center depends for financial support are eager to know what you think of our efforts. Your comments may even help us attract new support!

If you have found value in the Center's services, such as:

• our free online newsletter "LTC Bullets" (200+ published in two years),
• our web page at www.centerltc.com (hundreds of thousands of hits),
• our media and publishing efforts (we've touched more than 100,000,000 million readers, viewers, and listeners based on circulation data), or
• our public policy initiatives to encourage private financing of long-term care and discourage excessive Medicaid dependency, then?

now would be a very good time to let us know.

Also, any suggestions you may have for new directions or projects you'd like to see us undertake would be especially appreciated. We're very interested in your ideas for new web site content, for example.

Just hit "reply" and send us your comments. Please include your name, title and professional affiliation so we don't have to bother you with a follow-up contact.

The questions below may help to trigger your thoughts.

*Do you find "LTC Bullets" interesting or helpful?
*How does the Center for LTC Financing make
your job easier?
*Do more people purchase LTC insurance because
of the Center's efforts?
*How important is the Center's contribution to the LTC public policy debate?

Thank you in advance for taking time to help us.

For those of you who have already volunteered your encouragement and good wishes, thank you. You make it all worthwhile!