Medicaid will continue to be the solution of last resort for people who require nursing home care.
U.S. long-term health-care costs rose as much as 5.6 percent this year, led by assisted-living expenses, and are climbing at a steeper rate during a weak economy
The Obama administration’s decision to pull the plug on a financially flawed long-term care insurance plan is likely to worsen a dilemma most middle-class families are totally unprepared for.
The Obama administration has shelved a financially troubled long-term care insurance plan. Officials said Thursday the staff has been cut and it’s an “open question” if the program will be implemented.
U.S. health officials said they will trim staff from a long-term care insurance program that was part of the 2010 health-care law, adding that the initiative may never proceed.
A new report adds fresh details to the conventional wisdom that a new long-term care insurance program is fiscally out of whack
The insurance industry, which has turned to selling combination products that blend long-term-care with traditional life insurance.
States Pushing Managed Long-Term Care For Elderly And Disabled Medicaid Patients
Long Term Care – Ms. Sebelius said the original version of the program, known as Community Living Assistance Services and Supports, or Class, was “totally unsustainable.”
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, will halt the sale of new long-term care coverage after citing “financial challenges” in the business.
People with long-term-care insurance polices are getting hit with a new round of steep premium increases
The shift away from long-term care facilities to home and community-based care will transform how providers deliver services and brand their organizations
The Class Act sets up the first national government-run long-term care insurance program, which will be offered primarily through employers.
The Class Act, a legacy of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, was signed into law and sets up a voluntary government-run long-term care insurance program available through employers
Congress’s Long-Term Care Bomb
Long-Term Care Stirs Health Care Debate
Long-Term Care Plan to Be in Bill
Plan Creates New Program to Pay for Long-Term Care
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