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.
Take advantage of increased LTCI deductibility limits
By Jesse SlomeThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced increased deductibility levels for long-term care insurance policies purchased in 2008. Millions of small and mid-sized business owners are still unaware that the cost of long-term care insurance
October 28, 2007
Taking Public Risk Private In The U.K.Ever wish life were simpler? In the U.K., healthcare operates on a surprisingly uncomplicated premise. The mission and strategy: Free healthcare at the point of ...
October 23, 2007
Hancock Finds Lingering Confusion About LTC PlanningMost U.S. adults think long term care is much cheaper than it is, and they expect Medicare to cover a far larger share of the ...
October 15, 2007
LTCI FactsIn 2020, 12 million older Americans will need long-term care. $6,234: Average monthly cost for a private room in a nursing home, or $74,806 annually. $2,714: Average monthly cost of living in an assisted living facility, or $32,572 an
October 10, 2007
LTC Broker To Offer CareScout DataA company that sells private long term care insurance will be supplying more information about long term care.LTC Financial Partners, Kirkland, Wash., says it has ...
October 04, 2007
Medicaid Short-Changes LTC, Study ContendsA recent study estimates Medicaid underfunds long term care by $4.4 billion nationally, a deficit that has risen 45% since 1999.The current shortfall amounts to ...
October 04, 2007
Medicaid Short-Changes LTC, Study ContendsA recent study estimates Medicaid underfunds long term care by $4.4 billion nationally, a deficit that has risen 45% since 1999.The current shortfall amounts to ...
October 01, 2007
The value of LTCIThe game may still be "life," but many of the financial rules have changed. For one, the retirement planning equation is now the lifetime planning equation. That's because costs, including those associated with long term care, may outpace the