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    By Ellen E. Schultz; Can You Afford to Get Older?

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    As long-term-care insurance costs spiral higher, you might wonder if it makes sense to keep your coverage.Premiums for many policyholders have doubled over the past three years. Depending on a policy's features and your age, long-term ...

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    Clients Turn to Medicaid Trusts as Costs Soar

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    More people who anticipate being in nursing homes someday are turning to Medicaid trusts to protect their homes and investments--as well as their children's assets--from being used to pay for the care.

  • Firm suspends long-term care sales in California; Genworth Financial halts business as it awaits new product OK

    MarketWatch

    LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) β€” Genworth Financial Inc. is suspending sales of its long-term health insurance products in California, as the company β€” and industry in general β€” is reassessing its ability to cover nursing-home and ...

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    The Cost of Living Longer

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    Andee St. John is searching for an assisted-living facility near Columbia, S.C., for her 69-year-old mother, who was hospitalized recently after several falls. But finding the place with the right combination of price, amenities and ...

  • Time for Elder Care?

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    Pay close attention to your aging parents on a holiday visit this year. Does the normally tidy house now seem neglected? Is there hoarding? Do you notice memory problems, confusion or physical unsteadiness?

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    Nursing Homes Said to Overbill U.S.

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    Hundreds of nursing homes overcharge Medicare every year for so-called skilled services, adding $1.5 billion in annual costs to the program, according to a federal report to be released Tuesday.

  • Retirement: How to Pay for Long-Term Care

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    It's one of the biggest challenges for today's retirees: how to afford an extended stay in a nursing home or assisted-living facility. With the tab steadily rising, sometimes hitting six digits per year, the solution requires real ...

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    Clients Embrace Adviser's Long-Term Care Solution

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    Andy Lord's clients received an unexpected--and unpleasant--surprise from the provider of their long-term care insurance: Their premium was increasing by more than 40%.