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.
11 questions about the hybrid market answered
By Warren S. HerschThree to four times more advisors are placing hybrid products as are writing stand-alone long-term care solutions.
October 28, 2014
Jumbo liability claims hit continuing care communitiesSome see buying into the communities as an alternative to LTCI.
October 27, 2014
8 new facts about LTC caregivers who sufferNeed numbers to show why planning is so important? Here are some sobering numbers.
October 23, 2014
5 ways clients who fail to plan for care needs may sufferGovernment researchers show why thinking ahead is so important.
October 22, 2014
3 LTC marketing lessons you can swipeThree in four Americans ought to be doing a better job of planning for their long-term care (LTC) needs.
October 20, 2014
5 ideas for selling LTCI to the Medicare generationTo reach this generation, we have to find those who are not already adversely seeking us or to overcome what is sure to be an affordability objection.
October 16, 2014
5 Reasons Consumers Flunk LTC PlanningSloth, denial and tight budgets may not be the only villains.
October 15, 2014
HHS creates LTC policy agencyA new Center for Policy and Evaluation could be a source of LTC data -- and proposals.