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 Act may be followed by budget tragedy
By staff WriterAs Americans continue to grapple with the provisions of the new health care act, one new law, the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (or CLASS Act), has received less media coverage than other aspects of reform.
May 06, 2010
Unum Posts CLASS Act AnalysisA long term care insurer has released a commentary on the voluntary LTC benefits program section of the federal Affordable Care Act.
May 06, 2010
O'Neill Raises Fiduciary Standard for Officials; Ponders GreeceShould government officials be fiduciaries?
May 06, 2010
Former Treasury Chief O'Neill Speaks to Fiduciary Crowd at fi360 ConferenceShould government officials be fiduciaries too?
May 05, 2010
New Program To Support Veterans' CaregiversPresident Obama has signed S. 1963, the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act, into law.
May 01, 2010
It's a family affair: Selling LTCI to parents and adult childrenBy getting a prospect's adult children involved in the long term care insurance sales process, you can help clarify some of the lingering objections to coverage.
April 30, 2010
It's a family affair: Selling LTCI to parents and adult childrenBy getting a prospect's adult children involved in the long term care insurance sales process, you can help clarify some of the lingering objections to coverage.
April 29, 2010
Costs for in-home care rise slower than alternativesA study by Genworth Financial found that while the cost of in-home care is rising, it's doing so at a slower pace than care in...