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- Two Elder Women Go on Youtube Demanding Congress Cap LTC Insurance Fees
- Mar 29, 2012 Two elder women share their stories via Youtube about a 90% rate increase for their long-term care (LTC) insurance policy premiums with John Hancock Financial. They demand Congress put a cap on the amount premiums can be raised for policyholders over a certain age.
- Revisiting the Buying and Selling of Death Benefits
- Jan. 11, 2011 According to an article on CNBC.com, “everyone who participated in this morally repulsive game is suing everyone else.”
- The CLASS Act: Health Reform Creates New Voluntary Long-Term Care Insurance Program
June 30, 2010 The health care reform legislation created a new voluntary federal long-term care insurance policy for actively employed individuals who will pay premiums through a payroll deduction system. Learn the details, including premiums, enrollment and disenrollment.
- CHA Testifies on Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Protections at Senate Hearing
- June 5, 2009
- Federal Standards for Long-Term Care Insurance Policies Needed, Witnesses Voice at House Hearing
- AUGUST 4, 2008
- Gambling on Death? Trends in the Buying and Selling Death Benefits
- NOVEMBER 2007
- Judge Orders State to Promptly Investigate Complaints of Nursing Home Neglect & Abuse
- DECEMBER 2006