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.
The Survey Solution
By Honey LeveenLately I've been discovering how useful some recent surveys can be.
July 14, 2011
Long-Term Care Awareness Month: 2 Tasks, 2 Hours, 2 ProspectsThe American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance created Long-Term Care Awareness Month in 2001 as a grassroots awareness campaign designed to heighten understanding.
July 13, 2011
Seniors urged to avoid four medical proceduresAccording to AARP, these treatments may do more harm than good.
July 13, 2011
12 Questions for 1 Successful LTCI Agent: Anthony StratidisAnthony C. Stratidis is managing partner of MS Consulting Group, LLC, in Westbrook, Connecticut.
July 12, 2011
12 Questions for 1 Successful LTCI Agent: Anthony StratidisAnthony C. Stratidis is managing partner of MS Consulting Group, LLC, in Westbrook, Connecticut.
July 11, 2011
Protect and Serve: What Advisors Should Know about Women and Long-Term CareLong-term care cost inflation is creating new challenges for financial professionals and their clients, as uncertainty about equities, a soft housing market and rising health care costs have stunted the growth of many retirement portfolios.
June 30, 2011
How to get seniors to the doctor?Much has been made of the "silver tsunami" which threatens to overwhelm federal entitlement programs, but the medical transport industry is also bracing for a deluge of patients and grappling with ways to get seniors to the care they need.