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LTC Cost Surveys--And How To Use Them
By Trevor ThomasSurveys by long term care insurers, such as Genworth Financial, MetLife, New York Life and Northwestern Mutual, show the cost of a nursing home or assisted living can swiftly erase years of saving for retirement.
June 15, 2009
Health care costs rising for retiring womenSingle women age 65 retiring in 2009 will have to tack on an additional 16 percent to health care expense estimates from 2008. A newly released...
June 14, 2009
Editor's Blog: Battle RoyalIf only Congress could move the health reform battle into a stadium and sell tickets, it could create a pretty impressive new revenue stream.
June 14, 2009
LTC Cost Surveys--And How To Use ThemSurveys by long term care insurers, such as Genworth Financial, MetLife, New York Life and Northwestern Mutual, show the cost of a nursing home or assisted living can swiftly erase years of saving for retirement.
June 14, 2009
Battle RoyalIf this was a sports event or some really stadium-packing group like the Rolling Stones or U2, it would have been sold out in minutes and the scalpers out in force
June 14, 2009
Kennedy Unveils Health BillSen. Edward Kennedy and colleagues have released a health reform proposal that would create new coverage options and let employees pay for long term care insurance with pretax income.
June 14, 2009
Obama Addresses AMAPresident Obama today asked members of the American Medical Association to support his health reform proposals.
June 14, 2009
The Economy Is Driving More Flexibility In Dental PlansSome insurers are trying to cope with the recession by making their dental plans more like flexible, targeted dental floss, and less like a big, rigid toothbrush head.