Long-Term Care Planning
Long-term care insurance news and analysis, including coverage of short-term care insurance, long-term care hybrid products, and other arrangements for paying for long-term and post-acute care.
April 18, 2011
Pols Start Grassroots Hybrid to Lobby for PPACAThe Democratic governor of Massachusetts and a former Democratic governor of Wisconsin are helping to start Know Your Care -- an educational group -- and Protect Your Care - a grassroots lobbying group - to defend the Affordable Care Act.
April 12, 2011
Sell young adults on LTCI nowWe should give up the outdated idea that long-term care insurance (LTCI) is something that will only be considered by seniors and boomers.
April 12, 2011
Sell young adults on LTCI nowWe should give up the outdated idea that long-term care insurance (LTCI) is something that will only be considered by seniors and boomers.
April 11, 2011
GOP budget would restructure MedicareThe latest budget to emerge from the Republican-led House includes a staggering $6.2 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade.
April 07, 2011
CBO Says Ryan Budget to Raise Deficit in Short Term, Cut It in Long TermAn analysis by the CBO found on Tuesday that the long-term budget plan unveiled by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), chairman of the House Budget Committee, would increase the deficit relative to the GDP in the first 10 years, then would reduce it significantly after that.
April 06, 2011
Back End DenialI often write about my disbelief at the many creative excuses people use to avoid conversing with me about even the generalities of responsible long-term care planning. Allow
April 06, 2011
Back End DenialI often write about my disbelief at the many creative excuses people use to avoid conversing with me about even the generalities of responsible long-term care planning. Allow
April 04, 2011
Long-term care's rallying cry: Get over it!It's 75 degrees under a cloudless sky and a hot desert wind rips a man's hat from his head outside the Tropicana Hotel before slapping it against a taxi cab windshield.
April 01, 2011
The basics of LTCIIf your plans for 2011 call for adding long-term care insurance to your list of products, you need a solid foundation upon which to base your sales. Here's a concise overview of the basics of LTCI.
March 31, 2011
Medicare update: New homecare requirementBeginning next month, Medicare beneficiaries receiving care at home must prove that they actually require the service in order to receive coverage for it.