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.
January 11, 2011
Long-term care: Key benefits to recommendMost LTCI policies allow buyers to customize their coverage significantly. So which benefits should you recommend clients consider and which should they ignore?
January 07, 2011
Long-term care: Needs and trendsIf you plan to start selling long-term care insurance (LTCI), here's a review of the basic needs and trends of the product to help you get started.
January 06, 2011
CBO: PPACA Repeal Could Help Some, Hurt SomeRepealing the Affordable Care Act could make the cost of large-group health coverage slightly higher and make the cost of individual coverage somewhat lower, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
January 04, 2011
3 Paradigm Shifts That Can Help You Sell More LTCITen years ago, we were selling Cadillac long term care policies - daily benefits that covered the full cost of care, 5 percent compound inflation protection, and lifetime benefit periods.
January 03, 2011
Long-term care opportunities in the business marketplaceIn today's economic environment, even successful business owners can have difficult retaining and recruiting talented employees.
January 03, 2011
Seniors speak out on long-term careWhat is your opinion of long-term care insurance?
January 02, 2011
Dems: Does GOP Really Want to Kill PPACA Donut Hole Fix?Senate Democrats say House Republicans may be biting off more than they can chew if they go ahead with efforts to enact a clean Affordable Care Act repeal bill Jan. 12.
January 01, 2011
4 things you need to know about LTCIWe asked some long-term care insurance experts to suggest key points that every advisor should know about the coverage.
December 31, 2010
4 things you need to know about LTCIWe asked some long-term care insurance experts to suggest key points that every advisor should know about the coverage.
December 30, 2010
PPACA: More Provisions Set to Go LiveThe new health insurance medical loss ratio rules and basic Medicare preventive services improvements are two of the Affordable Care Act provisions that will take effect Saturday.