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.
Forget Marcus Welby
By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical WriterAs PPACA increases demand for primary care services, physicians are demanding time to smell the roses.
September 04, 2012
2012 Advisor of the Year: Mark PruittMark Pruitt boasts a client base that spans four generations, wrote $12.4 million in business in 2011 and makes large-scale prospecting look easy. All this, and he's a remarkably nice guy to boot.
September 04, 2012
A post-vacation business updateIs there gold in them thar Medicaid hills? Yes, WSJ reporters say -- no matter what happens in November.
September 03, 2012
Confessions of a professional plate-lickerFor every dinner of filet mignon, I had a couple of soggy tuna salad sandwiches. In other words, not all seminar meals are created equally.
September 03, 2012
How to ask for that referralEstablishing a successful system to get referrals is a great way to generate leads.
September 03, 2012
Advisor of the Year 2012The Storyteller. For some in the industry, the word storyteller might carry a negative connotation, but for Mark Pruitt, a gift for gab is a differentiator.
September 03, 2012
Analysts Estimate Romney-Ryan Effect on Medicaid LTC BenefitsThe proposed changes could cut nursing home reimbursement by $2,500, Cutler and colleagues say.
August 29, 2012
After Election, Stock Bump for Corporations Who Bet on the WinnerIn 2008, Goldman Sachs, a big Obama supporter, did well. AT&T did not.