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.
Exec Testifies at Delaware LTCI Rate Hearing
By Allison BellJohn Hancock will keep the changes from affecting policyholders who were 80 or older at the time of purchase.
December 23, 2011
LTCI Watch: Panic ShoppingWhy would consumers who buy Christmas presents in July wait till they're retired to prepare for long-term care expenses?
December 21, 2011
Is the 'Lie of the Year' About Ending Medicare Actually True? (L.A. Times)In what's become an annual tradition, the lie of the year, as determined by the fact-checking website PolitiFact, involves our health care system. The twist? This year's prize-winner is a Democrat.
December 20, 2011
AALTCI Publishes LTCI Tax GuidesOne version is aimed at individuals and business owners, and the other is aimed at the business owners' accountants.
December 20, 2011
AALTCI Publishes LTCI Tax GuidesOne version is aimed at individuals and business owners, and the other is aimed at the business owners' accountants.
December 20, 2011
LTC Providers Shun MedicaidOnly 43% of residential care facilities and just 32% of the largest facilities -- have any patients with Medicaid benefits.
December 19, 2011
Special Needs Planning, Pt. 2: How Merrill Calculator Can Help Special Needs FamiliesFamilies with special needs children can use Merrill Lynch's calculator to determine the best way to use their money to provide care.
December 15, 2011
The Catch: Patience-Based RationingDoctors expect patients to wait longer to get care, California Blue Shield complains about a hospitals prices, and more.