Details on the Class Act
Part 1 of our deep dive into the details of the Class Act, the federal government's new long-term care insurance program.
View ArticleDetails on the Class Act, Pt. 2
The second of two posts on how the government's new long-term care insurance program will work.
View ArticleWhen I'm 164
A new book explores the developing science on how long, and how well, humans can live.
View ArticleThe D.E.A. Changes a Policy on Painkillers
The federal Drug Enforcement Agency tries to ensure speedier access to painkillers for nursing home residents.
View ArticleUncle Sam Wants You (Yes, You)
The Department of Health and Human Services is looking for caregivers, among others, to join a panel devising a strategy for implementing the Class Act, the first public plan for long-term care insurance.
View ArticleThe Curtain Rises on the Class Act
Regulators have begun to float details on the implementation of the Class Act.
View ArticleThe Class Act in the Crosshairs
The Senate's so-called Gang of Six are pushing for repeal of the first government-run insurance program for long-term care, set to begin next year.
View ArticleOminous Signs for the Class Act
Is the government's proposed long-term care insurance program in danger?
View ArticleMore on the Class Act
The Class Act is still under active consideration, according to an assistant secretary with the Department of Health and Human Services.
View ArticleAdministration Nixes the Class Act
The Obama Administration on Friday backed away from what would have been the first government-run insurance program for long-term care.
View ArticleBehind the Class Act, a Numbers Game
Why did the administration back away from the first government-run insurance program for long-term care? "We can make it work," said the actuary formerly in charge of developing the plan.
View ArticleThe Crisis in Long-Term Care
Middle-class families are struggling to pay for long-term care.
View ArticleGood News and Bad on Long-Term Care
Federal tax credits for long-term care policies are increasing -- but so are prices.
View ArticleNew Life for the Class Act?
Some advocates for the elderly hope that movement toward national long-term care insurance can be revived.
View ArticleFor Women, Reduced Access to Long-Term Care Insurance
Gender-distinct pricing is a strategy that will raise long-term care insurance rates for single women by as much as 40 percent beginning in April.
View ArticleA New Commission: Time to Cheer or Yawn?
In place of the Class Act, Congress has created a new Commission on Long-Term Care. Some doubt it will lead to anything.
View ArticleDetails on the Class Act, Pt. 2
The second of two posts on how the government's new long-term care insurance program will work.
View ArticleDetails on the Class Act, Pt. 2
The second of two posts on how the government's new long-term care insurance program will work.
View ArticleWhen I’m 164
A new book explores the developing science on how long, and how well, humans can live.
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