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.
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By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPLTCI is a complicated product to master, especially if you sell it only occasionally.
April 14, 2009
Seniors should prepare for long-term care need44% -- Percentage of pre-retirees who will be at risk of not having enough savings to maintain their current lifestyles once they retire excluding health care and long-term care costs.
April 09, 2009
Maine mulls over its LTC systemMaine's legislature is deciding whether to restructure the LTC system so that more people will have access to home-based care.
April 09, 2009
Maine mulls over its LTC systemMaine's legislature is deciding whether to restructure the LTC system so that more people will have access to home-based care.
April 08, 2009
Lincoln Adds LTD Family Care RiderAn insurer will be helping group long-term disability claimants who return to work pay for child care and elder care.
April 06, 2009
Milliman Updates GuidelinesA consulting firm has released a new edition of product that many insurers use to support utilization review and case management teams.
April 02, 2009
You've gotta be kidding ...Sadly, no. We were hoping they have well-funded HSAs or high-deductible plans (say at about the $1 million level), but of course that's not the...
April 02, 2009
Long term care requires special planningAccording to the Center for Retirement Research, high-net-worth boomers have two options for planning long term care. Boomers can buy long term care insurance to...