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 Essential Guide to LTCI
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPWhat lies ahead for the somewhat embattled world of long-term care insurance sales?
October 26, 2010
Top 5 Most Expensive, Top 5 Cheapest States for Nursing Home/Assisted Living CareAlaska is the most expensive state for nursing home care. According to a survey released Tuesday by Metlife's Mature Market Institute, the average cost for...
October 22, 2010
PPACA: ACO Market Size MattersThe new accountable care organizations may work better if they are more tightly knit in bigger communities and more loosely structured in smaller communities.
October 22, 2010
PPACA: CBO Skeptical about Cost SavingsThe Affordable Care Act may have only a "very limited" effect on unnecessary U.S. health care spending in the coming decade, according to Congressional Budget Office analysts.
October 22, 2010
PPACA: ACO Market Size MattersThe new accountable care organizations may work better if they are more tightly knit in bigger communities and more loosely structured in smaller communities.
October 22, 2010
PPACA: CBO Skeptical about Cost SavingsThe Affordable Care Act may have only a "very limited" effect on unnecessary U.S. health care spending in the coming decade, according to Congressional Budget Office analysts.
October 19, 2010
Study: Majority of women unsure of how they will pay for long-term careStudies show women use more long-term care services than men, yet a new AARP survey revealed many women are not financially prepared for future health care needs.
October 19, 2010
PPACA: Feds Eye Accountable Care OrganizationsFederal officials are looking at ways to cut through old health care payment system reform mechanisms to try new reform mechanisms.