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 30, 2024
Ric Edelman: Longevity Is Disrupting Traditional RetirementFuture generations may have a more cyclical relationship with work, according to the investor and author.
January 29, 2024
When a Long-Term Care Insurance Insider Is the CaregiverThe author is seeing firsthand how preparing for the unthinkable helps.
January 18, 2024
Woman Sues Genworth Over LTCI Survivorship BenefitThe insurer maintains that accepting a reduced benefit option wiped out the survivorship benefit.
January 09, 2024
Qualifying for Medicaid LTC Benefits Could Get TougherHome equity exemptions could fall, and lookback periods for asset transfers could grow to 20 years.
December 29, 2023
12 Best States for Elder Abuse ProtectionsThese states have lower rates of exploitation, with more resources and stronger laws to fight it, WalletHub found.
December 19, 2023
Genworth Sued Over Notice Sent to Insured With Cognitive ImpairmentThe plaintiff asserts that use of a benefits change form amounted to financial abuse of an elder.
December 11, 2023
Global Atlantic, John Hancock Strike Biggest LTCI Reinsurance Deal EverThe deal could be a sign that private long-term care insurance is making a real comeback.
November 28, 2023
Transamerica Adds Long-Term Care Rider to Universal Life PolicyPolicyholders get early access to death benefits when the insured needs home care, adult daycare or facility care.
November 27, 2023
U.S. Long-Term Care Insurance Users Average $1.4M in Household Wealth: StudyEconomists drew on market data to calculate the value of informal care for those 65 and older.
November 27, 2023
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