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.
Medicare cuts could lead to increased LTCI sales
By Staff WriterThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has ruled to cut payments to skilled nursing care by up to $16 billion over the next ten years, which could boost the sale of LTCI by as much as 20 percent, says the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, an industry trade...
August 27, 2009
Common sense works with seniorsDepending on which state you live in, an "elder" or "senior" could be defined as "any person residing in this state who is 65 years of age or older." FINRA points out that it does not have special rules for senior
August 27, 2009
Report Sees Uneven Senior Care CutsA new analysis finds that a pending health care reform bill, combined with Medicare cuts already announced, would hit nursing homes in California and Florida the hardest.
August 27, 2009
Common sense works with seniorsDepending on which state you live in, an "elder" or "senior" could be defined as "any person residing in this state who is 65 years of age or older." FINRA points out that it does not have special rules for senior
August 20, 2009
U.S. Vs. The WorldThe United States health care system does better in some rankings than others when compared with other developed country health care systems.
August 20, 2009
From Obamacare to long-term careAs the public debate over health care reform continues, another proposal - make that three - to reform long-term care has surfaced. Earlier this month,...
August 19, 2009
U.S. Vs. The WorldThe United States health care system does better in some rankings than others when compared with other developed country health care systems.
August 18, 2009
Who needs long-term care?980,000 -- Number of nursing home residents over 65 who are women. Two-thirds -- Percentage of insurance benefits paid to women. 41% -- Percentage of benefits paid to single women, compared with 12 percent of benefits