John Hancock to Re-enter California Individual Long-Term Care Insurance Market
BOSTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock today announced that its individual long-term care insurance would be available in California, beginning February 27, including both its new California ...

House Repeals Long-Term Care Program Obama Viewed as Too Costly
The U.S. House repealed a long-term care insurance program created by the 2010 health-care law that the Obama administration decided was too costly to put in place.

Federal judge may overturn CalPERS care rule
CalPERS refuses to sell its long-term care insurance to the same-sex partners of state workers, on the grounds that federal law doesn't allow it. Now a judge in Oakland seems ready to overturn that federal ban.

Even Without the C.L.A.S.S. Act, Maybe It's Time to Look Into Long Term Care
Thanks to the now abandoned C.L.A.S.S. Act, long term care insurance is finally making headlining news. Robert Cardona Long Term Care Insurance Solutions Inc. would like to help you identify just some of the benefits of purchasing an LTC policy through the CPLTC. (PRWeb January 23, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/RobertCardonaLTC/longtermcare_aging/prweb9128452.htm

FOCUS: Prison dilemma: Surging numbers of older inmates
In corrections systems nationwide, officials are grappling with decisions about geriatric units, hospices and medical parole as elderly inmates — with their high rates of illness and infirmity — make up an ever increasing share of the prison population. At a time of tight state budgets, it’s a trend posing difficult dilemmas for policymakers. They must address soaring medical costs for these ...