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.
Arizona Lawmakers Consider LTC Account Bill
By Allison BellH.B. 2713 would exempt LTC account contributions and LTCI premiums from state taxable income.
February 14, 2012
The Future. LTCI Product Design. Discuss.Inflation has been quiet, the boomers are getting older, and CLASS is (almost) completely dead.
February 14, 2012
Fact Sheet: Women’s Preventive Services and Religious Institutions (The White House)A new fact sheet from the White House clarifies the benefits of the much-discussed contraception coverage legislation.
February 13, 2012
Budget 2013: Skilled Nursing Care and Long-Term CareSupport services spending might be flat; post-acute care facilities could get $57 billion less than they've been expected.
February 13, 2012
Wendy Boglioli: The Need Is Still ThereThe swimmer had to have endurance to compete in the Olympics -- and to deal with the reality of long-term care.
February 08, 2012
White House Backs Down on Birth ControlHammered by Republicans and the Catholic Church, the White House hinted at compromise Tuesday as it struggled to calm an election-year uproar caused by its rule requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control.
February 08, 2012
White House Backs Down on Birth ControlHammered by Republicans and the Catholic Church, the White House hinted at compromise Tuesday as it struggled to calm an election-year uproar caused by its rule requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control.
February 07, 2012
Praeger Goes to Bat for Elderly Patients over LTC CoveragePraeger, head of the NAIC B Committee, gets involved with Bankers Life over alleged non-payment of benefits for long term care insurance, all while warning of more fines and additional NAIC regulatory vigilance to protect seniors.