News & Industry Events

“Long-term care insurance crisis: Soaring premiums, policy buyouts, and ‘deceptive’ tactics,” by Nathan O’Neal, Fox 9 KMSP “Tens of thousands of Minnesotans are facing rising insurance rates for their long-term care insurance despite a promise of ‘stable’ and...

“An untapped resource: How family caregivers provide value for home care,” by Adam Healy, McKnights Home Care “If family caregivers bring a substantial amount to the caregiving table, they also weather the toll. Research suggests that family caregivers spend an...

“Without support, seniors aging in place may elect facility-based care, study finds,” by Adam Healy, McKnights LTC News “Older adults aging in place may rethink whether they want to receive care at home if they do not receive certain aging-in-place supports from their...

“Unpacking dysfunction in long-term care insurance,” by Tu-Uyen Tran, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis “Nursing homes are prohibitively expensive, to the point that many Americans 65 and over end up spending down their assets and becoming impoverished enough to...

“LTCi becoming more of a target for fraud,” by Susan Rupe, InsuranceNewsNet “An aging population combined with increased usage of long-term care insurance means more opportunity for misuse of funds and fraud, waste and abuse. That was the word from Jeff Ferrand, vice...

“New Report: Addressing Medicaid Money Laundering,” by Brian Blase, Paragon Health Institute “This morning, Paragon released a new report, Addressing Medicaid Money Laundering: The Lack of Integrity with Medicaid Financing and the Need for Reform. The basic takeaway:...

“Home care aides largest occupation in US as of last May, BLS reports,” by Adam Healy, McKnights Home Care “As of May 2024, home health and personal care aides made up the largest single occupation in the US with 4 million workers, according to the Bureau of Labor...

“Family Caregivers Need Help. These Are the Policies They Say Would Make the Biggest Difference,” by Christy Bieber, Kiplinger “Debt is not uncommon among older adults, with many reporting that it is holding them back or causing them to delay retirement, according to...

“Family Caregivers Need Help. These Are the Policies They Say Would Make the Biggest Difference,” by Christy Bieber, Kiplinger “There are millions of people across the country caring for elderly or disabled family members. New research shows the key changes that would...

"Can you use home equity to pay for long-term care?,” by Linda Bell, Bankrate “Medicaid does cover long-term care for individuals – provided they meet strict income and asset requirements. According to the NRMLA, while more than half of older Americans say Medicaid...