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.
House Keeps LTC Provision In Deficit Bill
By Matt BradyLanguage expanding long term care partnership programs was included in legislation passed by the House in a close vote before it recessed.In long term ...
October 06, 2005
CareQuest To Tempt Students With Web ResourcesCareQuest Inc. is giving prospective students an incentive to sign up for its elder care certification courses by offering program participants access to a ...
September 14, 2005
Blackburn%3A Medicare Reform Still On Radar ScreenCongress could begin considering Medicare reform proposals as early as next month.[@@]The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee probably will begin work on Medicare ...
September 07, 2005
Average Annual Nursing Home Cost Hits $74,000, Survey FindsThe average daily cost of a private room in a nursing home in the United States increased almost 6% from last year, according to ...
September 01, 2005
Disability Insurer Joins EAP MovementPrincipal Financial Group Inc. will be offering help with emotional and life issues to long-term disability claimants.[@@]A few years ago, most insurers that marketed ...
August 30, 2005
Program Charges Single Fee For Dental And Vision CoverageAmeritas Group has introduced a program that can help employers combine billing, deductibles, annual maximums and other features for dental care and eye care.[@@]Ameritas, ...
August 09, 2005
Hospital Chain Settles Over Rates For Uninsured PatientsA state court in Los Angeles has approved a settlement that could turn health care providers' "retail prices" into relics.[@@]California Superior Court Judge Wendell ...
August 02, 2005
Justice Department To Settle With Cincinnati Ob-GynsFederal antitrust lawyers are attacking what they say was an illegal effort by Cincinnati-area obstetrician-gynecologists to work together to increase managed care reimbursement rates.[@@]Officials ...