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December 2009 © The National Underwriter Company Vol. 9, No. 3
Feature
Senate to debate health care reform

By Allison Bell and Arthur D. Postal

WASHINGTON—Following the Senate's vote to open debate on a health care reform bill, groups representing insurance agents and actuaries are voicing deep concern about the proposed legislation, including its long term care entitlement program. Covering the uninsured should not come at the cost of making the current employer-based system unaffordable, warned representatives of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Falls Church, Va. Nor should attempts to cover the uninsured come at the expense of the…click here for entire article

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Senate health bill debate begins - by Allison Bell - Members of the Senate have started debating whether they ought to debate the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bill, and Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mary Landrieu now say they favor letting the bill…click here for entire article

Quiz question
About how many Americans lack a realistic plan for handling long term care expenses, according to a LIFE Foundation study?

a) 40%     b) 65%     c) 80%     d) 90%


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More news & trends
Home is favored for long term care, association finds - Nearly three times more people are receiving long term care at home than in a residential facility. Around 7.5 million individuals are receiving long term care at home for an acute or…click here for entire article

Fed again pushes back long term care benefit deadline - by Trevor Thomas - The agency running the long term care insurance program for federal employees has extended a deadline for enrollees to decide whether to keep their coverage. Due to an error in a recent…click here for entire article

Workers not ready to buy coverage: survey - Even when employers offer access to a long term care insurance program, only 8% of U.S. workers take up the benefit, according to…click here for entire article

Association finds shaky support for health bill's long term care option

Reid lugs out Senate health bill

Group says Class Act still unsound

Gay seniors get long term care advice

Many mistaken about extended care, says insurer

Long term care carrier lands Virginia

Most buyers pick home care, says insurer study

Holding company for bankrupt carrier pays dividend

Guide charts long term care insurance savings

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Did you know
The chief actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says a long term care provision in H.R. 3962, the House health bill, would not be financially sound…click here to learn more

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