Last year, I put forward a reform proposal for long-term care financing. Taking the current mixed government-private system as the base while fixing its schizophrenic trend toward greater government ...

The demographic shift toward an aging population has thrust the coordination of long-term care insurance and Medicaid benefits into the spotlight of elder law practice. For practitioners advising ...

Care for people who can’t take care of themselves is expensive, and regular health insurance doesn’t cover the cost. By Ann Carrns Most older adults don’t have long-term care insurance, and a big ...

Washington has launched the first program to help cover home care and other supports. A number of states are paying attention. By Paula Span Kelly Haggett figures that a mandatory surcharge added to ...

“We’ve been paying into long-term-care insurance since we were in our mid-50s,” said a friend, now in her late 60s. “But with all of the premium increases, we might have been better off just investing ...

Planning for long-term care is a smart way to prepare for the realities of aging. As Americans live longer, more of us will eventually need support later in life — whether through in-home care, ...