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 Administrator Acquires Service Provider
By Staff WriterLong Term Care Group Inc. has completed the acquisition of Nation's CareLink.[@@]LTC Group, Eden Prairie, Minn., sells application-processing services, underwriting services, policy administration services ...
November 01, 2005
LTC Insurer Adds Provider NetworkJohn Hancock Long Term Care Insurance has agreed to offer the CareScout LTC provider referral service.[@@]John Hancock, Boston, a unit of Manulife Financial Corp., ...
October 28, 2005
Departing Managers Hurt Universal American ResultsIncreases in claims for outpatient doctor visits, claims for skilled nursing facility care and Medicare supplement policy lapse rates cut third-quarter profits at Universal ...
October 06, 2005
CareQuest To Tempt Students With Web ResourcesCareQuest Inc. is giving prospective students an incentive to sign up for its elder care certification courses by offering program participants access to a ...
September 14, 2005
Blackburn%3A Medicare Reform Still On Radar ScreenCongress could begin considering Medicare reform proposals as early as next month.[@@]The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee probably will begin work on Medicare ...
September 07, 2005
Average Annual Nursing Home Cost Hits $74,000, Survey FindsThe average daily cost of a private room in a nursing home in the United States increased almost 6% from last year, according to ...
September 01, 2005
Disability Insurer Joins EAP MovementPrincipal Financial Group Inc. will be offering help with emotional and life issues to long-term disability claimants.[@@]A few years ago, most insurers that marketed ...
August 30, 2005
Program Charges Single Fee For Dental And Vision CoverageAmeritas Group has introduced a program that can help employers combine billing, deductibles, annual maximums and other features for dental care and eye care.[@@]Ameritas, ...