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.
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By James P. PedigoStressors in the long term care industry, like premium increases, have resulted in lawsuits, market consolidation and bad press. This turmoil has encouraged conservatism in ...
February 01, 2006
Make molehills out of mountainsLong term care insurance is a challenging sale, despite the high likelihood that people will need it before they will need homeowner's insurance or car insurance. Potential loss of health and well-being doesn't resonate like potentially losing a
February 01, 2006
Seven QuestionsThe essential issues for grownchildren to raise with their elder parents: 1. What legacy would you like to leave to our family? To the larger community?...
January 31, 2006
Make molehills out of mountainsLong term care insurance is a challenging sale, despite the high likelihood that people will need it before they will need homeowner's insurance or car insurance. Potential loss of health and well-being doesn't resonate like potentially losing a
January 22, 2006
What To Do When HomeWhen home can no longer be home to parents of boomers, financial planners say the change can embody many of the most wrenching and poignant ...
January 22, 2006
What To Do When Home Is No Longer HomeWhen home can no longer be home to parents of boomers, financial planners say the change can embody many of the most wrenching and poignant ...
January 13, 2006
Study: Patients Can Grade DoctorsOne of the key weaknesses of the "consumer-driven health plan" movement is that consumers have little access to quality information about individual doctors.Now a team ...
December 22, 2005
Senate, House Back LTC Partnership ProgramBoth houses of Congress have passed a long-term care partnership provision strongly supported by the life insurance industry.[@@]The provision was included in a budget ...