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.
LTC costs exceed many Californians' income
By Staff WriterSeniors in Los Angeles County face home-care services $319 in excess of their median annual income.
June 23, 2009
Study Examines California LTC CostsLong term care expenses exceeds the yearly income of many California seniors living alone, a study by the University of California at Los Angeles finds.
June 17, 2009
Record-setting LTCI claim offers glimpse of future costsA new study released by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance illustrates the benefits and also the significant generational costs associated with LTCI.
June 15, 2009
Are your clients ready to pay for home care?1.2 million -- Number of people served by state-funded home care services in fiscal year 2007. 63% -- Percentage of state-funded home care services that…
June 15, 2009
LTC Cost Surveys--And How To Use ThemSurveys by long term care insurers, such as Genworth Financial, MetLife, New York Life and Northwestern Mutual, show the cost of a nursing home or assisted living can swiftly erase years of saving for retirement.
June 14, 2009
LTC Cost Surveys--And How To Use ThemSurveys by long term care insurers, such as Genworth Financial, MetLife, New York Life and Northwestern Mutual, show the cost of a nursing home or assisted living can swiftly erase years of saving for retirement.
June 08, 2009
One in 10 LTCI claims begin before age 70Nearly one in 10 (8.9 percent) of new individual long-term care insurance claims initiated during 2008 were made prior to age 70, according to a...
June 01, 2009
Let the recovery beginWithin his first 30 days of taking office, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law, on February 17, 2009.