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The Taxpayer Relief Act and Your Long-term Care 6 Feb 2013 | 07:25 am
By Dorothy McMahon The long-term care (LTC) system in the United States is broken in many ways. Care delivery is a patchwork of options, some of which are private-pay only, and all of which can be di...
Say Good Bye to Female Discounts 18 Dec 2012 | 07:47 am
An important change will soon affect how much women pay for long-term care insurance. Until now, women paid the same premiums for long-term care insurance as men. The Wall Street Journal recently rep...
Alzheimer’s and Long-Term Care Planning 11 Dec 2012 | 05:00 pm
Did you know that the leading cause of long-term care insurance claims is cognitive impairment, a category of maladies that includes dementia and Alzheimer’s? More than half of long-term care insuranc...
The Cycle of the Seasons and Long-term Care Planning 8 Nov 2012 | 05:44 am
With school back in session and Thanksgiving just around the corner, autumn is the time for learning, gratitude and reflection. The air is crisp and the leaves are turning, reminding us of the natural...
Long-term Care Insurance: Why not Wait? 3 Oct 2012 | 04:30 am
By Dorothy McMahon Every once in a while you stumble upon a story that illustrates a point. But because I care, today I’m going to give you two cautionary tales that illustrate several important poin...
Back to school: Long-term Care Literacy 28 Aug 2012 | 08:32 am
Normal.dotm 0 0 1 481 2746 JLN Metals Edition 22 5 3372 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false By: Dorothy McMahon, LUTCF, CSA, CLTC, LTCP When it comes to the topic of lo...
6 Thoughts on Long-term Care Insurance and the End of its Golden Age 30 Jul 2012 | 08:13 pm
Government programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are under severe financial pressure. To keep these programs in their present state for the most vulnerable members of our society, we...
Court Holds Son Responsible for Mom’s Nursing Home Bills 27 Jun 2012 | 11:08 am
Would your retirement planning change if you had to pay your parents’ nursing home bills? It seems an affront to think that you could be held responsible for your parents’ or anyone else’s debts, but...
Medicare Warns it Won’t Pay for Long-Term Care 24 May 2012 | 02:12 pm
The myth that Medicare covers long-term care (LTC) is one of the most pervasive and dangerous impediments to proper retirement planning. As long as people believe that Medicare pays the bill for LTC, ...
Long-Term Care Insurance Buyers vs. Non-Buyers 30 Apr 2012 | 02:55 pm
Decades-long study reveals changes in market, motivations and demographics Long-term care insurance, which has only been available for about 30 years, is now at the point that many professionals cons...
