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.
Your Kids Could Pay the Price for Poor LTC Planning
By William H. Byrnes, Robert BloinkFilial responsibility laws are state laws that can essentially hold adult children liable for their parents long-term care costs.
November 25, 2017
OneAmerica Sees LTC Solutions Knowledge GapThe insurer finds lack of awareness continues to be an obstacle.
November 20, 2017
12 Best Small Cities for Successful Aging: 2017Milken ranked 381 metropolitan areas for elderly adults using metrics not for a relaxing retirement but for an active one.
November 14, 2017
Alzheimer’s Awareness Includes Long-Term Care AwarenessNovember is LTC Awareness Month, making it a good time to have conversations about the impact Alzheimers and other diseases can have on retirement plans.
November 13, 2017
Medicare Plan to Cut Hospital Readmission Is Tied to More DeathsThe one-year mortality rate for 115,245 patients in a registry soared to 36.3%, from 31.3%.
November 09, 2017
LTC Product Sales Rise 12%: LIMRAStand-alone long-term care insurance accounted for only about 5.3% of the 2016 LTC product market.
November 08, 2017
Humana to Cut Some Jobs, Add OthersThe company is shifting resources away from individual major medical and toward Tricare.
November 08, 2017
State Election Results May Change ACA Fight MathThree states could warm up to the ACA, and Susan Collins could have more confidence.