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.
Unum Posts CLASS Act Analysis
By staff WriterA long term care insurer has released a commentary on the voluntary LTC benefits program section of the federal Affordable Care Act.
May 01, 2010
It's a family affair: Selling LTCI to parents and adult childrenBy getting a prospect's adult children involved in the long term care insurance sales process, you can help clarify some of the lingering objections to coverage.
April 30, 2010
It's a family affair: Selling LTCI to parents and adult childrenBy getting a prospect's adult children involved in the long term care insurance sales process, you can help clarify some of the lingering objections to coverage.
April 29, 2010
Long term care update: Stay home and saveThe cost of receiving long term care at home has risen much more slowly over the past five years than the cost of receiving care at a nursing home or assisted-living facility.
April 29, 2010
Costs for in-home care rise slower than alternativesA study by Genworth Financial found that while the cost of in-home care is rising, it's doing so at a slower pace than care in...
April 28, 2010
Genworth: Nursing Home Costs Hit $75,190The cost of home care appears to be increasing far less rapidly than the cost of nursing home care, according to Genworth Financial Inc. (NYSE:GNW).
April 28, 2010
Genworth: Nursing Home Costs Hit $75,190The cost of home care appears to be increasing far less rapidly than the cost of nursing home care, according to Genworth Financial Inc. (NYSE:GNW).
April 28, 2010
HHS Inspector General: The Quality Police Are ComingBecause of the new emphasis on linking health care provider compensation to quality, compliance teams will have to think more about quality measurement.