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CalPERS Update #9: Did You Receive a Letter About Past Due Premiums?

Posted by Karen Joy Fletcher on December 22, 2022

Several CalPERS long term care insurance (LTCI) policyholders have contacted us about a letter indicating their premiums have not been received and are past due. We understand that this may affect an unknown number of CalPERs LTCI policyholders. Apparently CalPERS failed to include the November LTCI premium increase in deductions for pension or employee checks.  If you … [Read more...] about CalPERS Update #9: Did You Receive a Letter About Past Due Premiums?

Filed Under: Long-Term Care, Professionals, What's New

CalPERS Long-Term Care Update #8 – Background & Next Steps

Posted by Karen Joy Fletcher on August 3, 2022

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By Bonnie Burns, Training & Policy Specialist This is an update to our previously published information about the proposed CalPERS Long-Term Care insurance class action settlement. If you lived in California on February 1, 2013 and had a Long-Term Care insurance policy from CalPERS with inflation protection benefits, and you were subjected to the 85% premium … [Read more...] about CalPERS Long-Term Care Update #8 – Background & Next Steps

Filed Under: Long-Term Care

Updated Guidance Will Improve Safety and Quality of Care for Long-Term Care Residents

Posted by Karen Joy Fletcher on July 18, 2022

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One of many areas the pandemic highlighted that needs attention is the safety standards and access to quality of care for long-term care residents. With residents suffering disproportionately from COVID-19 infections, isolation and lack of care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to remedy this situation through it's recently released Surveyor's … [Read more...] about Updated Guidance Will Improve Safety and Quality of Care for Long-Term Care Residents

Filed Under: Long-Term Care, COVID-19

CalPERS Update #7: Investigation into CalPERS Long-Term Care Insurance Program

Posted by Karen Joy Fletcher on May 12, 2022

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By Bonnie Burns, Training & Policy Specialist Following CalPERS’s withdrawal from the class action settlement, the parties held a joint case conference with the court on May 5th.  CHA does not have the details of that case conference but we are told that the lawsuit will go to a jury in the fall.   In the meantime the executive committee … [Read more...] about CalPERS Update #7: Investigation into CalPERS Long-Term Care Insurance Program

Filed Under: Long-Term Care, Professionals

CalPERS Update #6: CalPERS Opts Out of Settlement

Posted by Karen Joy Fletcher on April 22, 2022

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By Bonnie Burns, Training & Policy Specialist We have just learned that CalPERS has opted out of the class action settlement ending the current agreement that was scheduled to be heard on June 8th. This means that policyholders will not get any of the options that were described in the settlement.   Approximately 70% of class members had opted to end their … [Read more...] about CalPERS Update #6: CalPERS Opts Out of Settlement

Filed Under: Long-Term Care, Professionals

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