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.
CMS Proposes Medicaid Care Access Rule
By Allison BellThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a draft of a regulation that could help state Medicaid programs show they are meeting patient care access requirements.
May 03, 2011
Mom's day survey: Daughter, forever a daughterAccording to a survey by Senior Helpers, an in-home care provider, mothers and fathers view differently how their sons and daughters will care for them as they age.
May 01, 2011
Long-term care's rallying cry: Get over it!It's 75 degrees under a cloudless sky and a hot desert wind rips a man's hat from his head outside the Tropicana Hotel before slapping it against a taxi cab windshield.
May 01, 2011
Change coming to Medicare reimbursement formulaAs part of the new health care law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is revamping its reimbursement system for Medicare participants.
April 30, 2011
Long-term care's rallying cry: Get over it!It's 75 degrees under a cloudless sky and a hot desert wind rips a man's hat from his head outside the Tropicana Hotel before slapping it against a taxi cab windshield.
April 29, 2011
Starting the ‘Conversation’ With Aged Parents: A Financial Geriatric TipTips on how to have the difficult 'conversation' with aged parents on changes in health that will affect their lifestyle, driving, personal appearance, managing finances and more.
April 27, 2011
One-quarter of Medicare funds spent on the dyingEach year, Medicare spends about a quarter of its budget on the treatment of terminally ill patients.
April 27, 2011
Medicare update: ACOs to coordinate careAs part of the new health care law, Medicare beneficiaries may soon benefit from better coordination of care across different health care settings, such as doctor's offices, hospitals and long-term care facilities.