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 Cost Surveys--And How To Use Them
By Trevor ThomasSurveys by long term care insurers, such as Genworth Financial, MetLife, New York Life and Northwestern Mutual, show the cost of a nursing home or assisted living can swiftly erase years of saving for retirement.
May 31, 2009
Let the recovery beginWithin his first 30 days of taking office, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law, on February 17, 2009.
May 10, 2009
Researchers Find Access GapAbout one-third of U.S. women with annual household incomes over $60,000 say they are having trouble getting health care because of concerns about out-of-pocket costs.
May 01, 2009
BACK TO SCHOOLLTCI is a complicated product to master, especially if you sell it only occasionally.
May 01, 2009
BACK TO SCHOOLLTCI is a complicated product to master, especially if you sell it only occasionally.
May 01, 2009
The Affluentialist: Why The Affluent Need LTC InsuranceSurprising economic times can reveal fault lines in previously solid assumptions. The conventional wisdom was that the wealthy would pay for long-term nursing care out-of-pocket...
April 19, 2009
Pa. Posts Autism Cover NoticePennsylvania health insurers still can apply "general exclusions and limitations" to coverage for plan members who are dealing with autism, officials say.
April 14, 2009
Seniors should prepare for long-term care need44% -- Percentage of pre-retirees who will be at risk of not having enough savings to maintain their current lifestyles once they retire excluding health care and long-term care costs.