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 Overdue
By Carroll BusherCongress finally acted. With the passage of the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005, enhancements safeguarding the faltering Medicaid system from the financial bleeding ...
May 28, 2006
Misplaced PrioritiesThe Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 is not part of a natural evolution of the Medicaid program. That program was created along with Medicare and ...
May 19, 2006
Study: Managed Care Helps Sick BeneficiariesResearchers who are concerned about the effects of the Medicare managed care program on consumers say even sick members of the managed care plans usually ...
May 04, 2006
Agency: Awareness Of LTC Responsibility GrowsPrivate companies and California agencies may be succeeding at educating Golden State residents about the need to prepare for long term care costs.The California Partnership ...
May 04, 2006
Agency: Awareness Of LTC Responsibility GrowsPrivate companies and California agencies may be succeeding at educating Golden State residents about the need to prepare for long term care costs.The California Partnership ...
May 03, 2006
Highmark Likes Looks Of Optical ChainA large health insurer is buying an eyewear vendor.A subsidiary of Highmark Inc., Pittsburgh, the parent of Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, has agreed ...
April 23, 2006
The Vision ThingAdding vision care benefits is a great way to perk up a boring benefits package.Vision care benefits can increase worker productivity, and they appeal to ...
April 02, 2006
Annual Nursing Home Costs Passed $70,000, Study FindsThe average annual cost for a private room in a nursing home rose to $70,912, or $194 a day, up 2% over $69,400, or $190 ...