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.
Survey: Charitable Providers Hold Costs Down
By Staff WriterDoctors who provide at least 10 hours of charity care per month tend to be better than other doctors at holding insured patients' out-of-pocket costs ...
March 18, 2007
When Expert Advice Is Needed Ask An ExpertWhen expert advice is needed in assessing what kind of care a boomer's elderly parent or relative needs, financial advisors offer simple but important advice: ...
March 15, 2007
Uninsured Get Short Shrift On CarePeople who have no health insurance get less care and have worse medical outcomes after the onset of a serious medical condition than do those ...
February 27, 2007
Medicaid Still Pays BulkMedicaid remained the leading source of long term care financing in 2005, accounting for almost 49% of a total annual LTC bill of $207 billion, ...
February 27, 2007
Medicaid Still Pays BulkMedicaid remained the leading source of long term care financing in 2005, accounting for almost 49% of a total annual LTC bill of $207 billion, ...
February 18, 2007
You Can't Go Home Again? That Depends..."You Can't Go Home Again." Or can you?When Thomas Wolfe wrote his novel, it is unlikely he contemplated that someday the title of his work ...
February 18, 2007
You Can't Go Home Again? That Depends..."You Can't Go Home Again." Or can you?When Thomas Wolfe wrote his novel, it is unlikely he contemplated that someday the title of his work ...
February 12, 2007
Study: Intense Care Management Cuts CostsProviding extensive support from well-trained nurses and doctors may cut the cost of caring for seriously ill patients sharply without hurting their satisfaction or shortening ...