October 19, 2020 •
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The Netherlands, as it happens, ranks tops in long-term care provision among developed countries — if your metric is total spending level, where it ranks first at 3.7% of GDP or projected future spending, or total projected spending in 2070, where it comes out at 6% of GDP, second only to Norway (7.1%).
Read MoreOctober 7, 2020 •
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The availability of long-term care insurance policies is continuing to decline, even as the need for such care is growing, an interagency task force led by the Treasury Department has said.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2020 •
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Two years ago, the Trump Administration quietly began a review of the nation’s long-term care (LTC) insurance system, focused primarily on ways to enhance private coverage.
Read MoreMay 20, 2020 •
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Has a loved one named you their financial power of attorney? Are you ready to take on all the responsibilities that entails? Hopefully, you won’t be called into action anytime soon, but with the coronavirus pandemic continuing, it’s something to think about.
Read MoreMay 13, 2020 •
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The value of long-term care insurance (LTCI) is an ongoing conundrum. There's no doubt we're living longer. According to LongTermCare.gov, a site provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, at least 70 percent of people 65 and older will need long-term care services and support at some time in their lives.
Read MoreMarch 11, 2020 •
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Some health care facilities in our area say they are seeing more cases of early-onset dementia than ever before.
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