American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance

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  Federal LTC Enrollment Soars

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 23, 2011

  The Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program, in its first major open season for enrollment since its inception, saw an increase of 20% in enrollment, with more than 45,000 now covered by the largest employer-sponsored plan in the U.S.

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  Health Care Law’s LTC Plan Appears Endangered by CLASS Act’s Potential Demise

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 22, 2011

  The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday denied a rumor that the office administering the LTC portion of the health reform law was being shut for good.

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  Health-Care Law’s LTC Program Unsustainable, Republicans Say

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 15, 2011

  A group of congressional Republicans issued a report on Thursday claiming that a piece of President Barack Obama’s health-care law calling for long-term care insurance, also known as the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, is financially insolvent.

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  Advisors Embrace Asset-Based LTC Insurance

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 24, 2011

  Sales of asset-based long-term care insurance policies, those that offer an LTC component attached to a different kind of policy, are growing by leaps and bounds, and they can be easier for advisors to deal with, according to new data from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, released Tuesday.

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  GAO Releases First Study of Long-Term Care Insurance

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 10, 2011

  A Government Accounting Office study of long-term care insurance finds that nearly half of government employees who had purchased coverage chose to accept a rate increase rather than accept reduced benefits.