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.
12 Questions for One Successful LTCI Agent: Susie Caspar
By Marilee Kern DriscollSusie Caspar, CLTC, started her long term care insurance practice in 2001.
March 18, 2010
How Primary Care Financing Reform Can Drive Successful Health Care ReformSuccessful health care reform that truly benefits payors, providers, and patients alike requires a focus on preventive medicine and a financial model that rewards and incentivizes clinical value versus utilization.
March 17, 2010
How Primary Care Financing Reform Can Drive Successful Health Care ReformSuccessful health care reform that truly benefits payors, providers, and patients alike requires a focus on preventive medicine and a financial model that rewards and incentivizes clinical value versus utilization.
March 16, 2010
Sheehy Says Long Term Care Managers NeededAmerica is undergoing a longevity revolution, said baby boomer expert Gail Sheehy in the keynote address at the Intercompany Long Term Care Insurance Conference here, sponsored by the Society of Actuaries, Schaumburg, Ill.
March 16, 2010
Sheehy Says Long Term Care Managers NeededAmerica is undergoing a longevity revolution, said baby boomer expert Gail Sheehy in the keynote address at the Intercompany Long Term Care Insurance Conference here, sponsored by the Society of Actuaries, Schaumburg, Ill.
March 10, 2010
Even with Medicare, seniors pay and payA new study by Boston College's Center for Retirement Research shows that although they may be covered by Medicare once they reach the age of 65, seniors may still face steep out-of-pocket health care expenses in retirement.
March 10, 2010
AALTCI: Home Care Costs Rise 2.5%The average cost of U.S. home health care has increased just 2.5% this year, to $20.50 per hour, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.
March 10, 2010
LifeSecure introduces new long-term care multi-life programLifeSecure Insurance Company, Brighton, Mich., has launched its new worksite long-term care insurance program, OMTM One-for-Many LTC.