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Fitch: States Partly to Blame for LTCI Woes
By Allison BellRating analysts suggest that price change limits have aggravated long-term care insurance supply problems.
March 14, 2012
EBRI: LTC Funding Bravado PersistsMany workers are strangely confident that they can handle long-term care costs in retirement.
March 14, 2012
Hancock Adds LTCI Cost AppA new iPad LTC calculator can remind consumers of the magnitude of the long-term care costs that may lie ahead.
March 14, 2012
CBO: Obama's Health Law to Cost Less, Cover Fewer People than First Thought (The Hill)The Congressional Budget Office estimates the new health law will cost $50 billion less and cover 2 million fewer people by 2016.
March 14, 2012
Small-Picture Approach Flips Medical Economics (New York Times)New group-provider model Affordable Care Organizations are not a resurrection of HMOs.
March 14, 2012
12 Questions for 1 Successful LTCI Agent: Michael LehrhauptHe loves guitars, songwriting, his wife's green veggie drink, and making long-term care insurance sales.
March 13, 2012
3 Ways to Light a CandleSure, the headlines are gloomy. Try chasing away those shadows with some bright new ideas.
March 13, 2012
CBO: 2012 Deficit Could Be $1.2 TrillionIn the long run, the analysts say, the biggest problems will come from spending on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.