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.
LTC Providers Shun Medicaid
By Allison BellOnly 43% of residential care facilities and just 32% of the largest facilities -- have any patients with Medicaid benefits.
December 13, 2011
Private Duty Event to Feature LTCI SpeakersPrivate duty home care firms want to learn about how to get referrals from LTCI producers and how to help clients file LTCI claims.
December 13, 2011
CLASS Is Dismissed; Go TeachThe question is, "What now?" An annuity-LTC hybrid advocate says asset-based products may be the best answer.
December 08, 2011
Home Care Recipient: Medicaid Fraud Is Not a Victimless CrimeA House panel looks at the collateral damage done by providers that try to milk extra money out of an LTC safety net program.
December 07, 2011
Consumers to Pollsters: Caregiving? What's That?Pre-retirees know that they or their loved ones could get sick, but Hartford found they aren't thinking much about the implications.
December 07, 2011
LTCI Watch: Insurers Do More Than Pay ClaimsThe new life-LTC and annuity-LTC hybrids are great, but, if they're the future, they need an infusion of LTCI culture.
December 06, 2011
Long-Term Care Awareness Month 2012: Let's Get CrackingNovember 2011 has just passed -- but November 2012 is just 11 short months away, and LTCAM won't happen all by itself.
December 06, 2011
Long-Term Care Awareness Month 2012: Let's Get CrackingNovember 2011 has just passed -- but November 2012 is just 11 short months away, and LTCAM won't happen all by itself.