Description: A discussion of mental health issues facing those in the role of caregiver for a loved one.

Description: A defense of the CLASS Act from the perspective of the private long term care insurance industry.

Description: A discussion of issues and developments that threaten the collective confidence of the LTC insurance industry, including job cutting, changes in reporting requirements, and compliance audits.

Description: Recently, the SCAN Foundation, AARP, LeadingAge, and HHS funded economic modeling conducted by Milliman and the Urban Institute around LTC reform elements. The LTC industry has over the years also generated ideas to address the on-coming expansion of LTC needs in the U.S. For this article, we have brought together three individuals who have long involvement with LTC financing to discuss some of the recent ideas and provide some perspectives on their pluses and minuses.

Description: A look at the Alzheimer’s Disease epidemic — demographics, diagnostic testing, risks, research and where to find support.

Description: Summary of pending legislation in response to looming crisis in the Long Term Vare market.

Description: A discussion of reverse mortgages, and their suitability for meeting the long term care needs of seniors who want to stay in their homes.

Description: This article provides some state officials' responses to a request for information from legislators related to the study and reform of Medicaid long-term care (LTC) eligibility and estate recovery rules. In those replies, there is strong evidence that Medicaid eligibility and estate recovery rules are subject to frequent and egregious abuses.

Description: Consideration of the LTC Actuarial Standard of Practice