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.
CLASS Is Dismissed; Go Teach
By Bruce MoonThe question is, "What now?" An annuity-LTC hybrid advocate says asset-based products may be the best answer.
December 07, 2011
LTCI Watch: Insurers Do More Than Pay ClaimsThe new life-LTC and annuity-LTC hybrids are great, but, if they're the future, they need an infusion of LTCI culture.
December 06, 2011
Long-Term Care Awareness Month 2012: Let's Get CrackingNovember 2011 has just passed -- but November 2012 is just 11 short months away, and LTCAM won't happen all by itself.
December 06, 2011
Long-Term Care Awareness Month 2012: Let's Get CrackingNovember 2011 has just passed -- but November 2012 is just 11 short months away, and LTCAM won't happen all by itself.
December 06, 2011
Sun Healthcare Asks Lenders for FlexibilityAn LTC provider says it needs revised secured credit facility terms to cope with Medicare reimbursement changes.
December 01, 2011
Long Term Care Options: Then and NowYounger consumers are starting to think about LTCI planning, but they may want different kinds of policy features.
December 01, 2011
LTCI Watch: What Will They Do Next?Congress is working on a bill that would officially kill the CLASS Act dead, but the boomers are still aging.
November 30, 2011
The best coverage your client’s money can buySome riders are worth the cost; others are not.