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 19, 2004
Team Studies Standards For Disaster Assistance FirmsNU Online News Service, Nov. 19, 2004, 10:12 a.m. ESTAmerican and British companies are joining to develop international quality standards for crisis support services.[@@]The ...
November 10, 2004
Managed Care Backlash Seen Easing UpByWashingtonConsumers have become more open to the idea of a return to managed care practices, according to a recently released study, even if they remain ...
November 10, 2004
Managed Care Backlash Seen Easing UpByWashingtonConsumers have become more open to the idea of a return to managed care practices, according to a recently released study, even if they remain ...
November 08, 2004
HMO Suit Plaintiffs Avoid ArbitrationA federal appeals court has helped doctors who are suing managed care companies over provider contracts.[@@]The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ...
November 04, 2004
New York Hopes Flexibility Will Boost LTC SalesThe Empire State wants to add 3 new plan design options to its long term care insurance promotion program.[@@]The program, the New York State ...
October 14, 2004
Louisiana Capital Gets New Medicare CarrierNU Online News Service, Oct. 14, 2004, 4:38 a.m. EDTWellCare Health Plans Inc., Tampa, Fla., will be providing managed care coverage for elderly and ...
October 14, 2004
Badger State Group Adds Focus Eye Care PlansNU Online News Service, Oct. 14, 2004, 5:22 p.m. EDTEmployer Health Care Alliance Cooperative, Madison, Wis., will be buying vision care benefits from the ...
October 13, 2004
Something To Spark LTCEvery once in a while you come across something so astonishing that for once the adjective breath-taking is not an exaggeration. Such was my reaction ...
October 06, 2004
Boomers Flunk LTC TestByAs baby boomers roll on toward retirement in record numbers, a new survey by MetLife Inc., New York, finds that only about a third of ...
October 04, 2004
Federal LTC Educational Campaign Targets 5 StatesFederal officials are helping 5 states educate residents about the importance of taking responsibility for their own long-term care.[@@]Organizers will be mailing an educational ...