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.
November 12, 2009
Reform provision for long term careNovember is Long Term Care Insurance Month. As reform swirls in Washington, we thought we'd call attention to one important provision in particular. The health...
November 11, 2009
Letter to the editor: Regarding the CLASS ActIn a letter to the editor, John C. Greene discusses some problems he sees with the proposed Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act
November 11, 2009
Women & LTC: AARP Survey Reveals TrendsMore than two-thirds of respondents (65%) indicate they cannot afford the cost associated with long-term care planning.
November 09, 2009
Your Boomer Clients May be Caregivers - How to Advise Them on the Future Needs of Their ParentsFor the past six years, I've been a caregiver for my parents. Fortunately, we prepared the best we knew how. However, we were never completely prepared for the illnesses or diseases that accompany old age. Sometimes, it's not the
November 04, 2009
Long-Term Care Awareness In Wait-And-See ModeWe are now into November, which is officially "Long-Term Care Awareness Month." Hopefully you were already aware of that.
November 03, 2009
Long Term Care: Cutting through the cost questionHere's a sneak peek of a detailed LTC success plan from our long-term care expert, Ed McCarthy.
November 01, 2009
Long term care costs defy deflationMetLife's 2009 survey of nursing home and eldercare costs shows that the deflation seen in the U.S. economy over the past year did not apply to long term care providers.
November 01, 2009
Long term care costs defy deflationMetLife's 2009 survey of nursing home and eldercare costs shows that the deflation seen in the U.S. economy over the past year did not apply to long term care providers.
October 30, 2009
Ask The Experts: Mike SkiensIt seems there is a strong correlation between the national economic crisis and losing a lot of money from an unexpected LTCI event. Is there a way we can relate the two to help convince prospects of the need for LTC insurance?
October 30, 2009
LTC Cost Estimator DebutsNorthwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company has put a new long term care cost calculator on line.