Description: An overview of the various track topics and sessions in the 9th Annual ILTCI Conference.

Description: In the United States today, approximately 12 percent of individuals age 65 and over and 0.8 percent of persons 45–65 years old have Alzheimer’s disease AD or a related disorder ADRD1.

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

Description: Highlights from the 8th Intercompany Long-Term Care Insurance Conference held in March 2008, consisting of 56 sessions covering a range of long-term care insurance LTCI topics each with a track-specific focus.

Description: Preview of the LTC section's sessions at the SOA Annual Meeting in October 2008, including claims management, litigation and public relations, preparing for PBA and stochastic modeling, pricing, research studies, and securitizations and reinsurance.

Description: Distribution’s Bird’s-Eye View of the Life Combo Marketplace

Description: A list of acronyms for the names of the agencies, unions, and other organizations and entities involved in the French social insurance, health policy, and long-term care environment.

Description: Editor's preview of the September 2008 issue of the LTC Section news, including articles on claim reserves, claimant perspectives, independent providers, caregiver perspectives, and recent research. projects.

Description: Discussion of the implications of the newly unveiled health care reform proposal by Senator Baucus. Key issues include abandonment of the CLASS Act, inclusion of LTC in cafeteria plans, funding and tax concerns, individual mandate, privacy concerns, play-or-pay employer mandate, impact on Medicare and Medicaid, and gridlock in the legislative finalization process.

Description: Update on the Long Term Care Section activities, including new council members, research, and educating policymakers, the public, and other industry associations on developments in health care regulation.