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.
Long-Term Caregivers Lose Money, Opportunities: Genworth Study
By Marlene Y. SatterAnyone who's been a caregiver for someone in need of long-term care already knows this is true, but a new study confirms it: caregivers suffer from stress, lose job opportunities and may have more disputes with other family members.
October 11, 2010
PPACA: EBSA Tries to Ease Employer FearsThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has come down on the side of health plan sponsors in several newly posted answers to questions about the Affordable Care Act.
October 07, 2010
Harvard Pilgrim leaves Medicare Advantage marketHarvard Pilgrim Health Care will be discontinuing its Medicare Advantage program, known as First Seniority Freedom, at the end of the year, leaving 22,000 seniors in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire to seek coverage elsewhere.
October 07, 2010
Harvard Pilgrim leaves Medicare Advantage marketHarvard Pilgrim Health Care will be discontinuing its Medicare Advantage program, known as First Seniority Freedom, at the end of the year, leaving 22,000 seniors in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire to seek coverage elsewhere.
October 05, 2010
White House Ponders GOP Repeal GoalsRepublicans who try to block implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank Act will face questions about the consequences, according to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.
October 04, 2010
AARP: LTC Provided Primarily by Family MembersSeniors are increasingly relying on technology and family care for their long-term care needs.
October 03, 2010
12 Questions for 1 Successful LTCI Agent: Jeff ReillyJeff Reilly is a Genworth agent in East Longmeadow, MA, affiliated with Genworth's northern New England agency in Wellesley, MA.
October 01, 2010
Illustrating the gravity of caregiving needsConvincing prospects of the need is an essential part of this sale.