“We’ve been paying into long-term-care insurance since we were in our mid-50s,” said a friend, now in her late 60s. “But with all of the premium increases, we might have been better off just investing ...

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Long-term care insurance can ensure you have the help you need for day-to-day living. There are three main types of long-term care insurance, and which one is best for you will depend on your ...

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would provide relief to long-term care insurance policyholders squeezed by large ...

Planning for retirement isn't just about how much you've saved. It's also about how you'll handle the expenses you can't fully predict. And, one of the biggest unknowns for older Americans today is ...

Last year, I put forward a reform proposal for long-term care financing. Taking the current mixed government-private system as the base while fixing its schizophrenic trend toward greater government ...

None of us wants to think we'll need long-term care when we get older, but the odds are roughly even that we will. Which is ...

About 80% of 65-year-olds will need some form of long-term care, according to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Even a strong retirement savings plan can be derailed by an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover tax, budget and retirement policy from Washington Three things are true about long-term care, though many Americans don’t ...