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.
Guardian Dental Plan Members Save More Than $220 Million in Rollover Benefit Dollars
By staff WriterThe Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian),New York, a provider of employee and voluntary benefits for small and midsize businesses, has announced that it has placed more than $220 million in client accounts since introducing its
April 01, 2007
8 ways to spread the word about LTCIThe statistics are sobering and indisputable: individuals age 65 or older have a 40 percent chance of entering a nursing home sometime during their lives. The average annual cost of a nursing home stay is $50,000, and even higher in some
March 31, 2007
8 ways to spread the word about LTCIThe statistics are sobering and indisputable: individuals age 65 or older have a 40 percent chance of entering a nursing home sometime during their lives. The average annual cost of a nursing home stay is $50,000, and even higher in some
March 18, 2007
When Expert Advice Is Needed Ask An ExpertWhen expert advice is needed in assessing what kind of care a boomer's elderly parent or relative needs, financial advisors offer simple but important advice: ...
March 15, 2007
Uninsured Get Short Shrift On CarePeople who have no health insurance get less care and have worse medical outcomes after the onset of a serious medical condition than do those ...
February 27, 2007
Medicaid Still Pays BulkMedicaid remained the leading source of long term care financing in 2005, accounting for almost 49% of a total annual LTC bill of $207 billion, ...
February 27, 2007
Medicaid Still Pays BulkMedicaid remained the leading source of long term care financing in 2005, accounting for almost 49% of a total annual LTC bill of $207 billion, ...
February 18, 2007
You Can't Go Home Again? That Depends..."You Can't Go Home Again." Or can you?When Thomas Wolfe wrote his novel, it is unlikely he contemplated that someday the title of his work ...