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.
ACLI: Study Shows CLASS Act Won't Work
By Arthur D. PostalThe American Council of Life Insurers is pointing to a new study by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as confirming its view that a long term care entitlement program contained in the latest Senate health care reform package won't work.
December 20, 2009
Planning Or Wishful Thinking?One year ends, another begins. The wheel of history turns and a new opportunity presents itself. I have never been a big fan of New Year's resolutions, for I prefer specific plans over wishful expectations.
December 10, 2009
The rank (and file) smell of desperationTalk about a head scratcher. The plan now is to expand Medicare while at the same time gutting it (if such a thing is possible)....
December 10, 2009
Boomers who want to age in place need LTCIMore evidence of the importance of long-term care insurance in your clients' portfolios: According to a recent study by the American Association for Long-Term Care...
December 09, 2009
"Covering" LTCILong-Term Care Insurance has an image problem, and it starts with the name itself according to one of our three Producer Roundtable panelists in the December issue of Life Insurance Selling.
December 09, 2009
"Covering" LTCILong-Term Care Insurance has an image problem, and it starts with the name itself according to one of our three Producer Roundtable panelists in the December issue of Life Insurance Selling.
December 09, 2009
Forecasting the Cost of Long-Term CareThe LTC Cost Calculator includes adjustable "sliders" so individuals can view various scenarios in real-time, setting the stage for in-depth discussions and considerations of risks.