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.
When Expert Advice Is Needed Ask An Expert
By Jim ConnollyWhen expert advice is needed in assessing what kind of care a boomer's elderly parent or relative needs, financial advisors offer simple but important advice: ...
February 27, 2007
Medicaid Still Pays BulkMedicaid remained the leading source of long term care financing in 2005, accounting for almost 49% of a total annual LTC bill of $207 billion, ...
February 18, 2007
You Can't Go Home Again? That Depends..."You Can't Go Home Again." Or can you?When Thomas Wolfe wrote his novel, it is unlikely he contemplated that someday the title of his work ...
February 18, 2007
You Can't Go Home Again? That Depends..."You Can't Go Home Again." Or can you?When Thomas Wolfe wrote his novel, it is unlikely he contemplated that someday the title of his work ...
February 12, 2007
Study: Intense Care Management Cuts CostsProviding extensive support from well-trained nurses and doctors may cut the cost of caring for seriously ill patients sharply without hurting their satisfaction or shortening ...
February 12, 2007
Study: Intense Care Management Cuts CostsProviding extensive support from well-trained nurses and doctors may cut the cost of caring for seriously ill patients sharply without hurting their satisfaction or shortening ...
February 11, 2007
LTC-Linked Insurance: An Attractive Alternative For The AffluentLong term care insurance sales in the affluent market have remained relatively flat in recent years, in part because the products are relatively complicated and ...
February 11, 2007
LTC Insurance Benefits Paid Topped $3 Billion In 2006The total value of long term care insurance benefit payments for 2006 was $3.3 billion, according to a new study.Although payout data for prior years ...