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.
Voters Want LTC Reform: Study
By Staff WriterMost 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, ...
December 01, 2007
Care GiversThe American population is aging rapidly and more than 76 million baby boomers are now moving through the second half of life. To boot, these...
November 19, 2007
AHIP: Many HSA Plans Offer Rich Preventive BenefitsIndividual health savings account-compatible insurance plans are less likely than big HSA plans to pay for the full cost of preventive care, but those that ...
November 14, 2007
Nebraska Supports LTC Partnership CampaignThe Cornhusker State is trying to encourage residents to prepare for the cost of long term care.Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has issued a proclamation designating ...
November 08, 2007
Insurer Finds Younger LTC Insureds Also File ClaimsUnum lists trauma as one of the top five reasons people below age 65 file group long term care insurance claims.Unum, Chattanooga, Tenn., discusses that ...
November 06, 2007
Average age of LTCI buyer below 60 for first timeEight million Americans now own long-term care insurance according to a study released by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance to mark the occasion of Long-Term Care Awareness Week, Nov. 4-10, 2007. The study reported that the
November 06, 2007
Aetna Aims Small Group Plan At NYC EmployersA managed care company is trying an urban health plan that uses a narrow provider network to hold down premiums.Aetna Inc., Hartford, has designed the ...
November 05, 2007
Average age of LTCI buyer below 60 for first timeEight million Americans now own long-term care insurance according to a study released by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance to mark the occasion of Long-Term Care Awareness Week, Nov. 4-10, 2007. The study reported that the