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.
December 15, 2010
Congress puts off until tomorrow what it needs to do todayThe threatened Medicare doctor pay cut has once again been narrowly averted thanks to lawmakers in Washington.
December 09, 2010
12 Questions for 1 Successful LTCI Agent: Sally CalefSally Calef has been a long term care insurance agent since 2002; prior to this, she earned a master's degree in public health and worked in public policy in the California State Legislature and for a health care information company.
December 08, 2010
12 Questions for 1 Successful LTCI Agent: Sally CalefSally Calef has been a long term care insurance agent since 2002; prior to this, she earned a master's degree in public health and worked in public policy in the California State Legislature and for a health care information company.
December 07, 2010
Avoiding the LTCI Crisis: How to Sell to Younger ClientsRemember when you were young and invincible? We were bullet-proof, healed in an hour, and would try just about anything at least once. As we enter our 40s, however, we start thinking about our twilight years.
December 06, 2010
Avoiding the LTCI Crisis: How to Sell to Younger ClientsRemember when you were young and invincible? We were bullet-proof, healed in an hour, and would try just about anything at least once. As we enter our 40s, however, we start thinking about our twilight years.
November 30, 2010
Putting the pieces in order in six phasesour goal during the appointment is to provide enough generic education to convince the prospect of the need,
November 30, 2010
LTCI and Boomers: Gap in Perceived Value and Actual PurchasesWhile a majority of boomers recognize the potential value of long-term care insurance, few have actually purchased a policy.
November 24, 2010
Top 5 Myths and Misconceptions of Family CaregivingAmericans significantly underestimate the impact that a family member's long-term care needs could have on their own lives, marriages, work commitments, financial stability and future financial security, finds a new landmark study.
November 23, 2010
Humana Forms ACOHumana Inc. has worked with a health care system in its hometown to create the community's first commercial accountable care organization.
November 23, 2010
Two things you need to know about LTCIOne of our contributing writers, Ed McCarthy, is working on a long term care feature for an upcoming print edition of Senior Market Advisor that will help producers sort through the myths about the product.