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 13, 2008
LTC Claims Doubled From 2001 To 2005, SOA FindsLong term care insurers are developing extensive experience in managing claims and policies, developing more details on claims exposure, claims paid, and termination rates, a ...
January 03, 2008
CareGuide Obtains Working CapitalA health care management company says existing investors have agreed to supply $3.75 million in cash.CareGuide Inc., Coral Springs, Fla., is obtaining the capital through ...
December 11, 2007
LTC Unit Updates Brochure On Caregiver HiringThe MetLife Mature Market Institute has revised a guide to finding and employing independent home care aides.The institute, a unit of MetLife Inc., New York, ...
December 04, 2007
Dental Plan Offers Benefit Increase GuaranteeSuper Dental Care Alliance is promising to give group dental customers more coverage as well as holding their rates steady.Superior Dental Care Alliance Inc., Dayton, ...
December 04, 2007
Opportunities in Hospital Infection ControlMedical device and pharmaceutical companies are seizing the opportunity to help hospitals with infection control. While interest in infection control isn't new, hospitals are under greater pressure to control HAIs, as bacteria become more resistant to existing therapies and payers tally the mounting costs of treatment for complications that might...
December 04, 2007
CDC Finds Lack Of Access To CareNearly 20% of U.S. adults report they do not have adequate access to the health care they need, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
December 04, 2007
CDC Finds Lack Of Access To CareNearly 20% of U.S. adults report they do not have adequate access to the health care they need, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
December 03, 2007
Costs of Alzheimer's61%: Percentage of assisted living facilities surveyed that provide dementia care, with half providing the care at no additional cost. For those charging additional amounts, rates ranged from an additional $50 to $3,000 per month, although 60%
December 03, 2007
Dental Plan Offers Benefit Increase GuaranteeSuper Dental Care Alliance is promising to give group dental customers more coverage as well as holding their rates steady.Superior Dental Care Alliance Inc., Dayton, ...
December 03, 2007
Study: Voters Want LTC ReformMost voters believe the nation's long term care system needs reform, according to a national commission.Researchers at the National Commission for Quality Long Term Care, ...