Senior Market Sales Launches LTCforAgents.com, an Online Training Center for Long-Term Care Insurance Agents
Senior Market Sales, Inc., has launched a new online training center for agents in the Long-Term Care insurance market, LTCforAgents.com. The site features webinars, Brainshark presentations, articles, online quoting and carrier-approved marketing materials, all aimed at helping financial and insurance professionals better serve LTCi consumers. (Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:29:00 GMT)

Socket Mobile and Optimus EMR Team to Mobilize Long-Term Care
Socket Mobile, Inc., an innovative provider of mobile productivity solutions, and Optimus EMR, Inc., a provider of electronic medical records to the long-term care industry, have partnered to launch a joint solution for long-term care facilities. (Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:30:00 GMT)

New Study Examines Long-Term Care Insurance Claims
The largest open long-term care insurance claim has surpassed $1.2 million in paid benefits , according to a just-released report from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. (Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:34:30 GMT)

Protecting The Value Of Long-Term Care Insurance
Today, U.S. Senators Mel Martinez (R-FL) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) of the Special Committee on Aging examined the long-term care insurance industry. The high cost of long-term care and the current economic instability are creating significant financial planning challenges for baby-boomers, seniors, and individual states. (Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:11:08 GMT)

Legislator: NAIC Should Regulate Long-Term Care
Senator Herb Kohl, (D-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, plans to introduce long-term care legislation at a Washington hearing today that will force providers to a standardized method of handling claims and transferring policies between states, as well as to enhanced regulatory compliance around increasing premiums. (Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:02:14 GMT)

Insurance Leader Praises Senator Kennedy for Promoting Long-Term Care Aid for All Americans as Part of Health Reform
Lasting Illnesses and Disabilities, Not Just Acute Ones (Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:30:00 GMT)

Wait for long-term care nearing end
• Family Care – an 11-county, long-term-support program for functional and Medicaid-eligible individuals – kicked off in Washburn County. You must be a Registered User to view the rest of the story. (Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:54:06 GMT)

Examining the options for care funding
BY 2050 there will be twice as many people aged over 85 as there are today and one respected body, The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), says that spending on long -term care will need to increase fourfold to meet the need. (Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:45:24 GMT)