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 zero sum game
By David A. SaltzmanWatching the lawsuits that are challenging the individual mandate provision of the Patient Protection and Care Act (PPACA) has become the new health care thrill ride.
December 21, 2010
MA plan aims to reduce hospital readmissionsXLHealth is launching a new program for its Medicare Advantage members to cut down on costly hospital readmissions.
December 21, 2010
Four things you need to know about LTCIWe asked several long-term care insurance (LTCI) experts to suggest key points that every advisor should know about the coverage. Here's their advice.
December 20, 2010
The Year of the ACOThe coming year could be the year when "accountable care organizations" get a chance to show whether they will be a fad or a classic.
December 20, 2010
The Year of the ACOThe coming year could be the year when "accountable care organizations" get a chance to show whether they will be a fad or a classic.
December 16, 2010
Congress puts off until tomorrow what it needs to do todayThe threatened Medicare doctor pay cut has once again been narrowly averted thanks to lawmakers in Washington.
December 15, 2010
Congress puts off until tomorrow what it needs to do todayThe threatened Medicare doctor pay cut has once again been narrowly averted thanks to lawmakers in Washington.
December 09, 2010
12 Questions for 1 Successful LTCI Agent: Sally CalefSally Calef has been a long term care insurance agent since 2002; prior to this, she earned a master's degree in public health and worked in public policy in the California State Legislature and for a health care information company.