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.
May 09, 2024
Manulife Hopes for Another Hancock LTC Reinsurance DealThe company sees interest in similar policies to the $4.4 billion in policies that Global Atlantic recently reinsured.
May 06, 2024
15 Cheapest States for Nursing Home Care: 2024The average annual cost is under six figures in only a dozen states, Genworth's Cost of Care Survey finds.
May 03, 2024
Genworth's CEO Aims for 2025 Long-Term Care Insurance LaunchTom McInerney, the CEO, worries about some current issuers' prices.
May 01, 2024
U.S. Faces Retirement Crisis, Working Women SaySurvey respondents cited inflation and rising health costs among reasons that retirement is only getting harder.
April 30, 2024
15 Most Expensive States for Nursing Home Care: 2024Genworth found average costs rose 4%. Home health aides? You don't want to know.
April 20, 2024
Here's Why Extended Care Planning Remains Critical for WomenIf they're in their 40s, 50s and 60s, and they haven't thought about this, why not?
April 01, 2024
We Can't Make Nurses Out of Thin AirThanks to a deep-rooted nurse shortage, ensuring older people get appropriate long-term care is getting harder.
March 28, 2024
The Long-Term Care Planners' Club MeetingAn LTCI insider went inside, in San Diego. Here's what she saw.
March 26, 2024
It's Late, You're Tired, and All You See Are No Vacancy SignsA long-term care planner warns of the spread of nursing home deserts.
March 26, 2024
Why the New Old Age Could Be DifferentInsurers fought tuberculosis, then smoking. Now, they're gunning for dementia and frailty.