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.
7 Factors to Consider When Choosing a Retirement Community
By John ManganaroPicking the right landing spot is one of the biggest decisions a client can make.
February 13, 2025
Solving a Long-Term Care Insurance Premium Payment ProblemAn agent looks at how two months of frustration ended with a sudden victory.
February 12, 2025
AARP Makes the Republican Case for Adding a Caregiver Tax CreditGOP survey takers liked the idea almost as much as they liked eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits.
January 23, 2025
Pre-Retirees Have a Health Care Planning ProblemA gap exists between perceptions of health care and long-term care costs and overall financial preparedness, research finds.
January 06, 2025
House Bill Would Expand Caregivers' Access to HSA and FSA CashAdult children could use health accounts to pay for care for parents who were not their dependents.
December 20, 2024
A 10-Point Holiday Family Wellness CheckWhen was the last time you and your clients looked, carefully, inside your parents' refrigerators?
December 12, 2024
Senate OKs Bipartisan Bill That Might Help Older Clients With TechOlder Americans Act reauthorization passed unanimously, and President Biden has just signed a dementia data bill.
December 11, 2024
Long-Term Care Hybrids Help Stand-Alone Policy Sales, Executive SaysKen Latus, the head of Northwestern Mutual's LTC subsidiary, sees some clients using multiple products.