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.
Walgreen clinics to shed 'Take Care' brand
By The Associated PressThe chain wants to put more emphasis on chronic condition care.
July 22, 2013
LTCI Watch: A burden?Maybe insurers should think of another way to frame a key selling point.
July 19, 2013
Alzheimer's panel gets LTCI updateAn HHS official then showed why many LTC planning outreach efforts fail.
July 18, 2013
Real Celebrity: Extended care, part 1One is supporting caregivers. Another has reminded us of the importance of eye exams.
July 18, 2013
Part-time workers say schedules are getting more erraticWhos to blame: employers or PPACA?
July 18, 2013
Largest LTC Claim Tops $1.8 MillionThe largest open claim on a long-term care insurance policy has paid nearly $2 million in benefits over more than 15 years, the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance reported.
July 18, 2013
Researcher: Set up ACOs that include long-term careSimply developing a consistent quality assessment tool could help, Joanne Lynn says.
July 16, 2013
One LTCI claimant: $1.8 million in benefitsInsurers paid $6.6 billion in benefits to about 264,000 claimants in 2012, according to AALTCI.