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 30, 2007
Letting urgency overcome denialQ. I'm finding that denial is a major obstacle when selling LTCI. Many prospects refuse to admit that they will ever need this coverage. Do you have any suggestions on how to overcome this objection? A. "It's never going to happen to me" is one of
April 30, 2007
LTC Insurer Creates Reduced-Price LineGenworth Financial Inc. has developed a long term care insurance product aimed at consumers on tight budgets.The new Cornerstone Advantage policy, now available in 20 ...
April 24, 2007
Center Commissions LTC StudyThe National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry has awarded a contract to study long term care financing and planning.RTI International won ...
April 23, 2007
Women Unprepared To Care For Parents: SecurianWomen expect to care for their aging parents but are ill-prepared to do so, a new survey finds.The survey by Securian Financial Group Inc., St. ...
April 23, 2007
Women Unprepared To Care For Parents: SecurianWomen expect to care for their aging parents but are ill-prepared to do so, a new survey finds.The survey by Securian Financial Group Inc., St. ...
April 12, 2007
Hospital Sues Carrier Over Utilization ReviewA New York hospital is clashing with a health insurer over the standards used to decide whether the care provided to patients was medically necessary.Lawyers ...
April 11, 2007
Genworth: Nursing Home Tab Nears $75,000Although rates charged for home-based long term care have been fairly level in recent years, nursing home costs have risen almost 5% annually from 2004 ...
April 10, 2007
Guardian Dental Plan Members Save More Than $220 Million in Rollover Benefit DollarsThe Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian),New York, a provider of employee and voluntary benefits for small and midsize businesses, has announced that it has placed more than $220 million in client accounts since introducing its
April 09, 2007
Survey: Charitable Providers Hold Costs DownDoctors who provide at least 10 hours of charity care per month tend to be better than other doctors at holding insured patients' out-of-pocket costs ...
April 09, 2007
Survey: Charitable Providers Hold Costs DownDoctors who provide at least 10 hours of charity care per month tend to be better than other doctors at holding insured patients' out-of-pocket costs ...