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.
12 Best Big Cities for Successful Aging: 2017
By Marlene Y. SatterMilken ranked 381 metropolitan areas; we focused on big cities here.
November 13, 2017
Medicare Plan to Cut Hospital Readmission Is Tied to More DeathsThe one-year mortality rate for 115,245 patients in a registry soared to 36.3%, from 31.3%.
November 09, 2017
LTC Product Sales Rise 12%: LIMRAStand-alone long-term care insurance accounted for only about 5.3% of the 2016 LTC product market.
November 08, 2017
Humana to Cut Some Jobs, Add OthersThe company is shifting resources away from individual major medical and toward Tricare.
November 08, 2017
State Election Results May Change ACA Fight MathThree states could warm up to the ACA, and Susan Collins could have more confidence.
October 31, 2017
Aetna Continues to Shun Traditional Major MedicalExecutives seem more excited about a possible return to limited-benefit plans.
October 31, 2017
3 New Findings About Long-Term Care Planning Prospects' EmotionsLincoln is trying to help numbers-oriented advisors learn more about clients' feelings.
October 27, 2017
Americans Worried About Long-Term Care but Have No Plan to Pay For It: GenworthJust a fifth of adults have taken action to finance long-term care needs, and half think someone else will pay, Genworth found.