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.
Hospital Sues Carrier Over Utilization Review
By Staff WriterA New York hospital is clashing with a health insurer over the standards used to decide whether the care provided to patients was medically necessary.Lawyers ...
April 09, 2007
Survey: Charitable Providers Hold Costs DownDoctors who provide at least 10 hours of charity care per month tend to be better than other doctors at holding insured patients' out-of-pocket costs ...
April 09, 2007
Survey: Charitable Providers Hold Costs DownDoctors who provide at least 10 hours of charity care per month tend to be better than other doctors at holding insured patients' out-of-pocket costs ...
April 01, 2007
8 ways to spread the word about LTCIThe statistics are sobering and indisputable: individuals age 65 or older have a 40 percent chance of entering a nursing home sometime during their lives. The average annual cost of a nursing home stay is $50,000, and even higher in some
March 31, 2007
8 ways to spread the word about LTCIThe statistics are sobering and indisputable: individuals age 65 or older have a 40 percent chance of entering a nursing home sometime during their lives. The average annual cost of a nursing home stay is $50,000, and even higher in some
March 18, 2007
When Expert Advice Is Needed Ask An ExpertWhen 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: ...
March 15, 2007
Uninsured Get Short Shrift On CarePeople who have no health insurance get less care and have worse medical outcomes after the onset of a serious medical condition than do those ...
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, ...