Long-term care insurance poses its own set of risks
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What do you get when you buy long-term care insurance? An unproven product sold by an industry in turmoil that will cost you a small fortune in premiums -- with no guarantee those premiums won't go even higher.
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The idea of making coverage compulsory to help reduce the number of uninsured Americans is gaining momentum, but questions remain.
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These products don't come without serious risks.
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A wide variety of experts on long-term care have expressed serious concern that the new Medicare law will be unworkable for most of the 1.5 million Americans who live in nursing homes.
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Massachusetts health insurers are promoting a new type of Medicare coverage for seniors in 2008 that potentially offers better coverage than traditional government-sponsored Medicare. The new plans, called private fee-for-service, also raise questions about the long-term direction of Medicare because they cost more than traditional coverage but are not held to higher quality and efficiency standards.
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Projections for 2005 show that most Americans and businesses should be worried about what is becoming the most costly aspect of their daily lives - paying for health care.
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Pension schemes may be forced to use more realistic assumptions about their members' longevity.
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People who must pay for insurance may now be a majority of the stateâs uninsured, and not all are rushing to get coverage.
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Among health care experts there is a surprising consensus that the U.S. must inevitably adopt some kind of universal coverage.
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Retirees face a whopping medical bill in their golden years.
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Disability insurance can stave off financial calamity, but policies vary significantly.
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For older domestic manufacturers like General Motors, health care represents a severe financial burden.
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Although special financing plans for health care carry risks, using regular credit cards to pay medical bills may be even more dangerous to household finances.
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Almost half of the states may have to choose in the years ahead between their pension obligations and other public programs.
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Let the patient beware. Going outside your insurerâs network of preferred doctors or hospitals could be more hazardous to your financial health than you suspected.
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Part-time workers, contractors, and early retirees who usually wouldn't qualify for corporate health insurance could get coverage under a plan unveiled yesterday by a consortium of dozens of large companies.
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A few miscalculations can wreck a lifetime of saving and investing.