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.
Medicaid Still Pays Bulk
By Trevor ThomasMedicaid 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 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 ...
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 ...
February 04, 2007
Are Hybrid LTC Home Care Plans Right For Your Client?Before Congress passed the Balanced Budget and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acts in 1996, which severely limit home health care coverage for seniors, ...