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.
Common sense works with seniors
By David HollanderDepending on which state you live in, an "elder" or "senior" could be defined as "any person residing in this state who is 65 years of age or older." FINRA points out that it does not have special rules for senior
August 20, 2009
From Obamacare to long-term careAs the public debate over health care reform continues, another proposal - make that three - to reform long-term care has surfaced. Earlier this month,...
August 19, 2009
U.S. Vs. The WorldThe United States health care system does better in some rankings than others when compared with other developed country health care systems.
August 18, 2009
Who needs long-term care?980,000 -- Number of nursing home residents over 65 who are women. Two-thirds -- Percentage of insurance benefits paid to women. 41% -- Percentage of benefits paid to single women, compared with 12 percent of benefits
August 12, 2009
Editorial comment: Bring in the long term care experts nowConsumers are not the only people who need educating about the cost of long term care and the need for long term care insurance. How about our legislators? One example is the proposed $50 to $60 daily LTC benefit in a Senate bill.
August 10, 2009
Senator Offers LTC BillsU.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced 3 bills that relate to long term care.
August 04, 2009
Living in between: The emerging sandwich generationHelping one with homework and balancing the other's checkbook. Getting one to sports practices and the other to doctor appointments. Financial professionals tell me that these are challenges their clients face with mounting frequency.
August 01, 2009
Use LTCI facts to tell your storyTo help my sales effort, I want to add information that these policies work and claims are being paid. Can you provide information to accomplish that?