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 19, 2010
Confidence Rising, The Affluent Are Warming To AdvisorsAdvisors' relations with wealthier clients came through the downturn largely intact, a new survey by Phoenix Companies Inc., Hartford, finds.
April 18, 2010
Confidence Rising, The Affluent Are Warming To AdvisorsAdvisors' relations with wealthier clients came through the downturn largely intact, a new survey by Phoenix Companies Inc., Hartford, finds.
April 15, 2010
Boomers see uptick in disabilityBoomers with disabilities are on the rise, a trend which, surprisingly, contrasts with a decrease in disabilities for people 65 and older. Over 40 percent...
April 14, 2010
Conversation starters, LTC-styleA friend of mine loves to pull out this old chestnut from time to time, often when a hockey goalie makes a nice save to rob the opponent of a sure goal: "Denial is not just a river in Egypt."
April 14, 2010
Health care reform's effect on long term careThe nonprofit SCAN Foundation has published a report by the National Academy for State Health Policy on provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which will enhance LTC for seniors.
April 14, 2010
Health care reform's effect on long term careThe nonprofit SCAN Foundation has published a report by the National Academy for State Health Policy on provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which will enhance LTC for seniors.
April 13, 2010
Older buyers see value in LTCI plans37.2% - Percentage of LTCI buyers who were over 55 when they purchased a policy.
April 13, 2010
Conversation starters, LTC-styleA friend of mine loves to pull out this old chestnut from time to time, often when a hockey goalie makes a nice save to rob the opponent of a sure goal: "Denial is not just a river in Egypt."
April 08, 2010
Poor economy highlights the value of LTCIBoomers are seeing the value of long-term care insurance. Nearly three-quarters of LTCI buyers were 55 or older last year, compared with 69 percent...
April 08, 2010
LTCI buyers economized in 2009Last year purchasers of long term care coverage skewed older and opted for cheaper policies, according to a new study by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.