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.
Boomers Need LTCI ASAP
By Kara P. StapletonBoomers have a lot to think about when it comes to their futures: estate planning, retirement planning, funding their children's or grandkids' education. Another decision...
July 07, 2008
UnitedHealth Unit To Advise U.K. TrustThe Northamptonshire Teaching Primary Care Trust has hired an arm of a U.S. company to help it improve the care it provides.The trust is one ...
July 01, 2008
Care costs rising, providers dwindlingBy the year 2030, the number of 65-plus Americans is expected to double, which poses serious problems for the long term care industry, according to research from Genworth Financial. The company says the United States will need to recruit an
July 01, 2008
Talk it upThe image of financially secure seniors whose biggest concern is their next vacation is losing ground to one of seniors who can't sleep at night because of worry about the cost of health care. "Who's going to take care of me when I
June 30, 2008
Care costs rising, providers dwindlingBy the year 2030, the number of 65-plus Americans is expected to double, which poses serious problems for the long term care industry, according to research from Genworth Financial. The company says the United States will need to recruit an
June 30, 2008
Long-term care50 million: Approximate number of Americans who will be over 65 in ten years.* $85,000: Average amount a 65-year-old will need to insure against long-term care expenses.* 49%: Percentage of people surveyed who want help with retiremen
June 30, 2008
Talk it upThe image of financially secure seniors whose biggest concern is their next vacation is losing ground to one of seniors who can't sleep at night because of worry about the cost of health care. "Who's going to take care of me when I
June 27, 2008
LTC Policy Offers Third Pool Of CashMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company has introduced a long term care insurance product that comes with an extensive menu of options.The product, SignatureCare 500, features ...