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.
Panel Eyes CLASS Killer Bill
By Allison BellThe House Energy and Commerce Committee goes over a bill that could seal the coffin of an ill-fated LTC program.
November 29, 2011
Humana to Acquire SeniorBridgeA health insurer says it will work to provide clinical care for seniors in their own homes.
November 28, 2011
Rising Cost of LTCI Angers Seniors (The Republic)As Boomers continue to age and LTCI premiums continue to face severe rate hikes, the long-term care conundrum is growing -- and seniors are getting angry.
November 23, 2011
California Negotiates Community Support SettlementBudget cuts have forced the state to change the services it provides people with serious disabilities.
November 21, 2011
The Doctor Doesn’t Do OldOlder people tend to need more medical care than younger people do, and the average age of a U.S. resident is going up.
November 21, 2011
Panelists Ice Out LTCI TalkHoward Gleckman, the moderator of a recent Urban Institute panel discussion on long-term care in an era of shrinking government, greeted an audience question about private long-term care insurance (LTCI) with a polite but distant stare.
November 21, 2011
But Wait, There’s More!The CLASS Act stopped before it even got started. But it was just one of many PPACA LTC provisions.
November 21, 2011
The Best Coverage Your Client’s Money Can BuySome riders will definitely be worth the cost for a specific individual; others might be expendable.