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.
8 new facts about LTC caregivers who suffer
By Allison BellNeed numbers to show why planning is so important? Here are some sobering numbers.
October 20, 2014
5 ideas for selling LTCI to the Medicare generationTo reach this generation, we have to find those who are not already adversely seeking us or to overcome what is sure to be an affordability objection.
October 16, 2014
5 Reasons Consumers Flunk LTC PlanningSloth, denial and tight budgets may not be the only villains.
October 15, 2014
HHS creates LTC policy agencyA new Center for Policy and Evaluation could be a source of LTC data -- and proposals.
October 15, 2014
LTC outreach group looks at critical illness planningThe 3in4 Association is expanding TV and direct-mail efforts.
October 13, 2014
Feds: Keep ER use out of reference-based pricingThe new arrangements are like Priceline for health care.
October 10, 2014
LTC awareness campaign support growsMore insurers are backing a major effort to get consumers to think ahead.
October 09, 2014
7 ways to count your clients' daysEach LTCI carrier has its own approach to deciding when to pay claims.