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White House Conference on Aging Addresses Healthy Aging, Retirement Security, Long Term Care & Elder Justice
2015 marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act, as well as the 80th anniversary...
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Are We Ready for Our Country’s Aging Demographics?
Did you know that since 1900, the percentage of Americans 65+ has more than tripled (from 4.1% in 1900...
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Can I Buy a ‘Home Care Only’ Long-Term Care Insurance Policy?
Navigating the roads of long-term care and ‘terrain’ of long-term care insurance products can be confusing, especially since these...
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California Bill AB 1553 Says No to Gender-Based Pricing
Update on May 20, 2014…this bill died in committee and is no longer moving forward. It is an important...
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Advocates Ask for New Rules Regarding LTCI Rate Increases
Bonnie Burns, our Training and Policy Specialist, and another advocate Amy Bach of United Policyholders have asked regulators to...
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Federal Long Term Care Commission Releases Its Recommendations
The federal Commission on Long Term Care — created by Congress when it repealed the CLASS Act — published...
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CalPERS Sued Over 85% Rate Increase on Long-Term Care Insurance Policies
Last week 3 law firms filed a lawsuit against the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) on behalf of more...
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CLASS Act Repealed & Federal Long-Term Care Commission Appointed: What’s Next?
Paying for long-term care has assumed a new urgency among policymakers and politicians as increasing numbers of people exhaust...
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Home for Life: An Innovative, Community-based Approach to Help Elders Age-in-Place
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement offered a free webinar looking at an innovative approach to keep elders in the...
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Bonnie Burns on KGO Radio ~ Speaks to CalPERS Long-Term Care Rate Increases
Bonnie Burns, our Training and Policy Specialist, was interviewed yesterday on KGO’s New Talk bay area radio station regarding CalPERS’...