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.
March 30, 2010
AALTCI: Most Home Care Recipients Are Older WomenNearly 60% percent of those receiving privately paid long term care at home are women, according to the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance.
March 25, 2010
Long term care update: State hopes to reduce institutional careA report compiled jointly by public and private experts in long term care has determined that the State of Connecticut could save $900 million over the next 15 years.
March 24, 2010
12 Questions for One Successful LTCI Agent: Susie CasparSusie Caspar, CLTC, started her long term care insurance practice in 2001.
March 18, 2010
Study highlights dementia burden on caregiversIf you needed another argument for long-term care, here it is. A report released earlier this month by the Alzheimer's Association found over 5 million...
March 18, 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...
March 18, 2010
How Primary Care Financing Reform Can Drive Successful Health Care ReformSuccessful health care reform that truly benefits payors, providers, and patients alike requires a focus on preventive medicine and a financial model that rewards and incentivizes clinical value versus utilization.
March 17, 2010
How Primary Care Financing Reform Can Drive Successful Health Care ReformSuccessful health care reform that truly benefits payors, providers, and patients alike requires a focus on preventive medicine and a financial model that rewards and incentivizes clinical value versus utilization.
March 16, 2010
Sheehy Says Long Term Care Managers NeededAmerica is undergoing a longevity revolution, said baby boomer expert Gail Sheehy in the keynote address at the Intercompany Long Term Care Insurance Conference here, sponsored by the Society of Actuaries, Schaumburg, Ill.
March 16, 2010
Sheehy Says Long Term Care Managers NeededAmerica is undergoing a longevity revolution, said baby boomer expert Gail Sheehy in the keynote address at the Intercompany Long Term Care Insurance Conference here, sponsored by the Society of Actuaries, Schaumburg, Ill.
March 10, 2010
Even with Medicare, seniors pay and payA new study by Boston College's Center for Retirement Research shows that although they may be covered by Medicare once they reach the age of 65, seniors may still face steep out-of-pocket health care expenses in retirement.