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 Your Advisory Skills Aren’t Enough
By Olivia MellanMany times, a life challenge your clients are facing will keep them from working productively with you. Here are some examples of how to tap outside networks of support to deal with addiction, debilitating illness, aging and parenting.
April 24, 2012
Rumors of LTCI's Demise: Greatly ExaggeratedThis is an $11 billion industry, and an $11 billion a year industry is far from dying.
April 23, 2012
Largest Long-Term Care Claim Nears $2 MillionLong-term care insurance costs are on the rise. A new study shows just how much some of those claims are worth to the insured.
April 23, 2012
Top 10 Cheapest States for Long-Term Care Costs: 2012With costs for care rising at a rapid pace for assisted living facilities and private rooms in nursing homes, its more important than ever to know which states are the most affordable when planning retirement.
April 23, 2012
LTC Hearing: Where the Savings AreJudith Feder says making sure nursing home residents are getting enough water would be a place to start.
April 19, 2012
An Incorrect Diagnosis: What's Really Wrong With MedicareA bout with shingles exposed the troubles with getting a correct diagnosis and how that's causing waste in the Medicare system.
April 18, 2012
Sales Ideas: LTCI's Bright Side, Part 1Instead of gorging on gloom, try positioning long-term care insurance as a retirement helper.
April 18, 2012
Which Candidate Is More Likely to Support LTC Insurance? Poll Has Surprising AnswerA straw poll found Americans gave a conclusive answer to whether Obama or the GOP candidate would be more likely to support LTCI.