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.
Resolution To Assess Physician Care
By Staff WriterCare Focused Purchasing Inc. has hired a vendor to help it evaluate the care 20 million Americans are getting from their doctors.Care Focused, an employer ...
October 10, 2006
Aetna To Sell HMO-HRA Program In CaliforniaA large managed care company has introduced a high-deductible health maintenance organization plan for Golden State employers.Aetna Inc., Hartford, will be running Aetna HealthFund HMO ...
September 28, 2006
Nursing Home Private Room Cost Hits $206 DailyThe average daily cost of a private room in a nursing home has increased 1.5% this year, to $206.That cost, up from $203 in 2005, ...
September 28, 2006
Nursing Home Private Room Cost Hits $206 DailyThe average daily cost of a private room in a nursing home has increased 1.5% this year, to $206.That cost, up from $203 in 2005, ...
September 26, 2006
Carriers Accept In-Store ClinicsThe managed care units of Humana Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc. have added the Take Care Health Systems L.L.C. walk-in clinics to their provider networks.Take ...
September 21, 2006
LTC Demand Rises As Funds DwindleThe United States needs to get employers and workers involved with preparing for future long term care costs.Speakers delivered that message here at a long ...
September 13, 2006
Nonprofit Promotes New Provider Compensation ApproachPrometheus Group Inc. says it has developed a way to pay doctors and other providers based partly on whether patients receive the right amount and ...
August 15, 2006
Elderly should expect another big jump in Medicare premiumsThe elderly will face another double-digit rise in their Medicare premiums next year, resulting in monthly payments of nearly $100. The monthly premiums for supplementary medical insurance will rise from $88.50 to at least $98.40, the Bush