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RSSAARP (25)

Date Title Rating
2011-12-30 2012--Year One of the Silver Tsunami Comes to an End None
2011-12-19 Medicare Cuts Could Spark National Trend of Skilled Nursing Layoffs None
2011-12-09 Medicaid Eligibility rules do not allow for keeping a life insurance policy None
2011-10-25 Healthcare Policy Synopsis: Super Committee holds fate of Medicare and Medicaid in its hands None
2011-08-28 Housing Bust Derails Some Seniors' Assisted-Living Care None
2011-06-25 Cost of Caring for Elderly Parents Could Be Next Financial Crisis None
2011-06-07 Majority of states proposing Medicaid cuts for fiscal year 2012 None
2011-06-01 Paying for Senior Care - Understanding your Financial Options for Long Term Care None
2011-06-01 Genworth: Average Nursing Home Cost Rises 3.4% None
2011-04-08 LTC funding crisis driving a search for alternatives None
2011-03-30 Medicaid in Crisis None
2011-03-12 How life insurance can help with LTC Costs None
2011-02-16 Nearly 65? Time for the Medicare Maze None
2011-02-07 New Disclosure Requirements for Insurers None
2011-02-01 Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Law: A Lifeboat in the Eye of the Storm None
2011-01-13 AHCA: Medicaid underfunded nursing homes by $5.6 billion in 2010 None
2011-01-01 2011—the Year of the Silver Tsunami None
2010-11-11 MetLife Ending Long-Term-Care Insurance As Costs Rise None
2010-11-03 Genworth Assesses Caregiving Impact None
2010-05-05 CLASS Act a step in the right direction, but not a total solution for long term care in America None
2010-03-28 CBO Projection-- Government Budgets will not keep pace with demand for healthcare spending None
2009-12-02 AARP supports Senate Health Reform bill’s proposed $460 Billion cuts to Medicare (UPDATE BELOW) None
2009-09-25 Health Care Reform will hinge on Seniors None
2009-08-17 As more residents are forced to pay for their own way in long term care, the timing for Medicare and Medicaid cuts could not be worse None
2009-01-07 AARP declares Medicaid and Long Term Care among top legislative priorities in 2009 None

RSSAssurance Benefit (5)

Date Title Rating
2012-01-24 Florida legislature introduces consumer protection disclosure bill (HB1055) for life insurance owners to convert policies to long term care benefit plans None
2011-12-30 2012--Year One of the Silver Tsunami Comes to an End None
2011-12-20 Making Up the Difference None
2011-12-19 Medicare Cuts Could Spark National Trend of Skilled Nursing Layoffs None
2011-12-09 Medicaid Eligibility rules do not allow for keeping a life insurance policy None

RSSBaby Boomers (68)

Date Title Rating
2011-12-30 2012--Year One of the Silver Tsunami Comes to an End None
2011-12-20 Making Up the Difference None
2011-12-09 Medicaid Eligibility rules do not allow for keeping a life insurance policy None
2011-12-06 Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign “3 in 4 Need More” Gains Additional Support and New Board Members None
2011-11-07 Funding Long Term Care None
2011-11-02 Chris Orestis Interview at Senior Market Advisor VIDEO None
2011-11-01 Assurance Benefit Instructional VIDEOS None
2011-10-25 Healthcare Policy Synopsis: Super Committee holds fate of Medicare and Medicaid in its hands None
2011-10-05 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP AND VIRTUAL HEALTH ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP None
2011-09-02 As large Medicaid cuts loom, states look to convert life insurance polices to long term care benefits to fill the financial gap None
2011-09-02 As large Medicaid cuts loom, states look to convert life insurance polices to long term care benefits to fill the financial gap None
2011-08-28 Housing Bust Derails Some Seniors' Assisted-Living Care None
2011-08-18 New Way To Pay for Senior Living Options None
2011-08-12 A Growing Strategy: Paying for Long-Term Care with Life Policies None
2011-07-26 Parents' Retirement Tough Act to Follow for Boomers None
2011-07-19 Political Leaders Vow to Help Seniors Pay for LTC Using Life Policies None
2011-06-27 Anthony Cirillo of About.com discusses the Assurance Benefit on You Tube None
2011-06-25 Cost of Caring for Elderly Parents Could Be Next Financial Crisis None
2011-06-07 Majority of states proposing Medicaid cuts for fiscal year 2012 None
2011-06-01 Genworth: Average Nursing Home Cost Rises 3.4% None
2011-04-08 LTC funding crisis driving a search for alternatives None
2011-03-30 Medicaid in Crisis None
2011-03-23 A letter to the Wisconsin Legislature on helping seniors pay for long term care None
2011-03-12 How life insurance can help with LTC Costs None
2011-02-27 Emeritus Teams with Life Care Funding to Promote LTC Financing Options None
2011-02-16 Nearly 65? Time for the Medicare Maze None
2011-02-05 Governors get advice for saving on Medicaid None
2011-02-04 Bernanke: Health, Aging to Drive Budget None
2011-02-01 Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Law: A Lifeboat in the Eye of the Storm None
2011-01-13 AHCA: Medicaid underfunded nursing homes by $5.6 billion in 2010 None
2011-01-10 Funding Long Term Care with Life Insurance: Trend Catches On None
2011-01-01 2011—the Year of the Silver Tsunami None
2010-12-08 When the Assisted-Living Bill Balloons None
2010-11-15 MetLife to Exit LTCI Market: What Now? None
2010-11-10 Honoring our Veterans with Access to Care they Deserve None
2010-11-04 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ADDRESSES AAHSA ANNUAL MEETING ABOUT THE GROWING LONG TERM CARE FUNDING CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES None
2010-11-03 Genworth Assesses Caregiving Impact None
2010-10-15 Alternative Funding Solution for Long Term Care: Convert a Life Insurance Policy None
2010-09-22 Nursing Home Prices Jump None
2010-09-09 It's time to enact national Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure legislation in all 50 states None
2010-07-11 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TESTIFIES BEFORE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INSURANCE LEGISLATORS None
2010-06-21 Overcoming America's Long Term Care Crisis None
2010-06-14 Ask the expert: Will a life settlement help pay assisted living expenses? None
2010-06-12 A PLACE FOR MOM AND LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ANNOUNCE “FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE” RESOURCES ON WEBSITE None
2010-05-05 CLASS Act a step in the right direction, but not a total solution for long term care in America None
2010-04-01 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP APPLAUDS MAINE LEGISLATURE AND INSURANCE SUPERINTENDANT ON LIFE SETTLEMENT DISCLOSURE BILL PROTECTING CONSUMER ACCESS TO A LIFE SETTLEMENT None
2010-03-28 CBO Projection-- Government Budgets will not keep pace with demand for healthcare spending None
2010-02-22 Premiums for Medicare Advantage coverage increased 14%-22% this year for millions of seniors None
2010-02-02 The lines between what is Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Home care are blurring None
2009-12-20 Medicaid budgets continue to come under fire with pressure to reduce spending on services (See State specific Medicaid budget cuts EXAMPLE below) None
2009-12-03 Life Care Funding Group launches Network Partnership Program None
2009-10-31 Financial pressure on seniors in retirement and long term care years continues to increase None
2009-10-15 No Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients for the first time in 35 years None
2009-09-09 What the Life Insurance Industry does not want you to know None
2009-08-17 As more residents are forced to pay for their own way in long term care, the timing for Medicare and Medicaid cuts could not be worse None
2009-08-09 Medicare and Medicaid budget cuts threatens quality of care for seniors and negatively impacts local economies None
2009-07-08 Law passes requiring insurance companies to inform policy owners about their legal right to a life insurance settlement None
2009-05-23 Senior Housing and Long Term Care Industry Weathering Economic Storm None
2009-04-11 What are the legal rights of a life insurance policy owner to engage in a “Life Insurance Settlement”? None
2009-03-24 President Obama’s Budget calls for $295 billion cut out of Medicare and Medicaid over next ten years None
2009-02-22 Seniors searching for Funding Solutions in retirement years are finding Life Insurance Settlements in record numbers None
2009-01-18 Senior Housing and Long Term Care companies begin offering “Funding Solutions” programs all across the United States None
2008-12-29 Oldest man in America passes away at age 112—Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to rise None
2008-12-21 Economy hitting state budgets hard, Medicaid cuts expected in 2009 None
2008-12-15 $2 trillion in U.S. home value is lost in 2008 None
2008-12-01 Medicaid getting ready to start charging premiums and increasing co-pays None
2008-11-22 Recent Reports of Concern for Seniors None
2008-11-19 Seniors Face Retirement Funding Crisis None

RSSdalor (1)

Date Title Rating
2008-11-22 Recent Reports of Concern for Seniors None

RSSEconomic Crisis (86)

Date Title Rating
2012-01-24 Florida legislature introduces consumer protection disclosure bill (HB1055) for life insurance owners to convert policies to long term care benefit plans None
2011-12-30 2012--Year One of the Silver Tsunami Comes to an End None
2011-12-20 Making Up the Difference None
2011-12-19 Medicare Cuts Could Spark National Trend of Skilled Nursing Layoffs None
2011-12-06 Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign “3 in 4 Need More” Gains Additional Support and New Board Members None
2011-11-07 Funding Long Term Care None
2011-11-02 Chris Orestis Interview at Senior Market Advisor VIDEO None
2011-11-01 Assurance Benefit Instructional VIDEOS None
2011-10-25 Healthcare Policy Synopsis: Super Committee holds fate of Medicare and Medicaid in its hands None
2011-10-12 CMS funding changes hit nursing homes None
2011-09-02 As large Medicaid cuts loom, states look to convert life insurance polices to long term care benefits to fill the financial gap None
2011-09-02 As large Medicaid cuts loom, states look to convert life insurance polices to long term care benefits to fill the financial gap None
2011-08-28 Housing Bust Derails Some Seniors' Assisted-Living Care None
2011-08-18 New Way To Pay for Senior Living Options None
2011-08-12 A Growing Strategy: Paying for Long-Term Care with Life Policies None
2011-07-26 Parents' Retirement Tough Act to Follow for Boomers None
2011-07-19 Political Leaders Vow to Help Seniors Pay for LTC Using Life Policies None
2011-07-16 Governors brace for inevitable cuts to states as debt debate rages on None
2011-06-29 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TO PRESENT AT THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION (AHCA) STATE ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES’ ANNUAL MEETING None
2011-06-27 Anthony Cirillo of About.com discusses the Assurance Benefit on You Tube None
2011-06-25 Cost of Caring for Elderly Parents Could Be Next Financial Crisis None
2011-06-07 Majority of states proposing Medicaid cuts for fiscal year 2012 None
2011-06-01 Paying for Senior Care - Understanding your Financial Options for Long Term Care None
2011-04-08 LTC funding crisis driving a search for alternatives None
2011-03-30 Medicaid in Crisis None
2011-03-23 A letter to the Wisconsin Legislature on helping seniors pay for long term care None
2011-03-12 How life insurance can help with LTC Costs None
2011-02-27 Emeritus Teams with Life Care Funding to Promote LTC Financing Options None
2011-02-07 New Disclosure Requirements for Insurers None
2011-02-05 Governors get advice for saving on Medicaid None
2011-02-05 Out-of-pocket costs by Medicare patients significantly dings incomes None
2011-02-04 Bernanke: Health, Aging to Drive Budget None
2011-02-01 Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Law: A Lifeboat in the Eye of the Storm None
2011-01-13 AHCA: Medicaid underfunded nursing homes by $5.6 billion in 2010 None
2011-01-01 2011—the Year of the Silver Tsunami None
2010-12-30 Costly Medical Surprises for Seniors None
2010-12-08 When the Assisted-Living Bill Balloons None
2010-11-19 NCOIL Passes National Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Model Law None
2010-11-15 MetLife to Exit LTCI Market: What Now? None
2010-11-11 MetLife Ending Long-Term-Care Insurance As Costs Rise None
2010-11-10 Honoring our Veterans with Access to Care they Deserve None
2010-11-04 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ADDRESSES AAHSA ANNUAL MEETING ABOUT THE GROWING LONG TERM CARE FUNDING CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES None
2010-11-03 Genworth Assesses Caregiving Impact None
2010-10-15 Alternative Funding Solution for Long Term Care: Convert a Life Insurance Policy None
2010-10-07 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP INTRODUCES THE ASSURANCE BENEFIT PLAN TO COVER COSTS OF LONG TERM CARE None
2010-09-22 Nursing Home Prices Jump None
2010-07-11 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TESTIFIES BEFORE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INSURANCE LEGISLATORS None
2010-06-21 Overcoming America's Long Term Care Crisis None
2010-06-14 Ask the expert: Will a life settlement help pay assisted living expenses? None
2010-05-05 CLASS Act a step in the right direction, but not a total solution for long term care in America None
2010-03-28 CBO Projection-- Government Budgets will not keep pace with demand for healthcare spending None
2010-02-22 Premiums for Medicare Advantage coverage increased 14%-22% this year for millions of seniors None
2009-12-20 Medicaid budgets continue to come under fire with pressure to reduce spending on services (See State specific Medicaid budget cuts EXAMPLE below) None
2009-12-03 Life Care Funding Group launches Network Partnership Program None
2009-12-02 AARP supports Senate Health Reform bill’s proposed $460 Billion cuts to Medicare (UPDATE BELOW) None
2009-11-17 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases report showing hospitals and nursing homes could stop accepting Medicare if proposed healthcare reform cuts are too severe (UPDATED BELOW) None
2009-11-11 Honoring our seniors on this Veteran’s Day None
2009-10-31 Financial pressure on seniors in retirement and long term care years continues to increase None
2009-10-15 No Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients for the first time in 35 years None
2009-09-09 What the Life Insurance Industry does not want you to know None
2009-08-17 As more residents are forced to pay for their own way in long term care, the timing for Medicare and Medicaid cuts could not be worse None
2009-08-09 Medicare and Medicaid budget cuts threatens quality of care for seniors and negatively impacts local economies None
2009-07-08 Law passes requiring insurance companies to inform policy owners about their legal right to a life insurance settlement None
2009-06-22 Social Security and Medicare reach $107 Trillion in unfunded liabilities None
2009-05-23 Senior Housing and Long Term Care Industry Weathering Economic Storm None
2009-05-17 Nursing Home Costs Rising at Twice the Rate of Inflation None
2009-04-11 What are the legal rights of a life insurance policy owner to engage in a “Life Insurance Settlement”? None
2009-03-24 President Obama’s Budget calls for $295 billion cut out of Medicare and Medicaid over next ten years None
2009-03-17 America Owes our Oldest Citizens an Apology None
2009-03-08 Seniors Crushed by Housing Crisis None
2009-02-22 Seniors searching for Funding Solutions in retirement years are finding Life Insurance Settlements in record numbers None
2009-02-08 Medicaid emerges as one of the biggest and most controversial components of President Obama’s Economic Stimulus Package—U.S. Senate expected to vote on $827 billion stimulus bill this week (UPDATES BELOW) None
2009-01-28 Economic crisis discourages families from saving and planning for “Senior Living” None
2009-01-18 Senior Housing and Long Term Care companies begin offering “Funding Solutions” programs all across the United States None
2009-01-09 Confidence in Long Term Care Insurance is shaken again by collapse of Penn Treaty American None
2009-01-07 AARP declares Medicaid and Long Term Care among top legislative priorities in 2009 None
2008-12-29 Oldest man in America passes away at age 112—Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to rise None
2008-12-21 Economy hitting state budgets hard, Medicaid cuts expected in 2009 None
2008-12-15 $2 trillion in U.S. home value is lost in 2008 None
2008-12-10 United Press International reports today that the ability of seniors to afford the costs of senior housing and long term care are being hit very hard by turmoil on Wall Street None
2008-12-08 Long Term Care Insurance policies in financial danger moved to state funded and managed “risk pool” None
2008-12-01 Medicaid getting ready to start charging premiums and increasing co-pays None
2008-11-25 Home Prices in Record Decline None
2008-11-23 New York Times article examines impact of the housing slump on seniors needing assisted living None
2008-11-22 Recent Reports of Concern for Seniors None
2008-11-19 Seniors Face Retirement Funding Crisis None

RSSforeclosures (5)

Date Title Rating
2011-12-30 2012--Year One of the Silver Tsunami Comes to an End None
2011-08-28 Housing Bust Derails Some Seniors' Assisted-Living Care None
2009-03-17 America Owes our Oldest Citizens an Apology None
2008-12-15 $2 trillion in U.S. home value is lost in 2008 None
2008-11-25 Home Prices in Record Decline None

RSSfunding options (80)

Date Title Rating
2012-01-24 Florida legislature introduces consumer protection disclosure bill (HB1055) for life insurance owners to convert policies to long term care benefit plans None
2011-12-30 2012--Year One of the Silver Tsunami Comes to an End None
2011-12-20 Making Up the Difference None
2011-12-19 Medicare Cuts Could Spark National Trend of Skilled Nursing Layoffs None
2011-12-09 Medicaid Eligibility rules do not allow for keeping a life insurance policy None
2011-12-06 Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign “3 in 4 Need More” Gains Additional Support and New Board Members None
2011-11-02 Chris Orestis Interview at Senior Market Advisor VIDEO None
2011-11-01 Assurance Benefit Instructional VIDEOS None
2011-10-05 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP AND VIRTUAL HEALTH ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP None
2011-09-02 As large Medicaid cuts loom, states look to convert life insurance polices to long term care benefits to fill the financial gap None
2011-08-28 Housing Bust Derails Some Seniors' Assisted-Living Care None
2011-08-18 New Way To Pay for Senior Living Options None
2011-08-12 A Growing Strategy: Paying for Long-Term Care with Life Policies None
2011-07-26 Parents' Retirement Tough Act to Follow for Boomers None
2011-06-25 Cost of Caring for Elderly Parents Could Be Next Financial Crisis None
2011-06-07 Majority of states proposing Medicaid cuts for fiscal year 2012 None
2011-06-01 Paying for Senior Care - Understanding your Financial Options for Long Term Care None
2011-06-01 Genworth: Average Nursing Home Cost Rises 3.4% None
2011-03-30 Medicaid in Crisis None
2011-03-23 A letter to the Wisconsin Legislature on helping seniors pay for long term care None
2011-03-12 How life insurance can help with LTC Costs None
2011-02-27 Emeritus Teams with Life Care Funding to Promote LTC Financing Options None
2011-02-16 Nearly 65? Time for the Medicare Maze None
2011-02-07 New Disclosure Requirements for Insurers None
2011-02-05 Governors get advice for saving on Medicaid None
2011-02-05 Out-of-pocket costs by Medicare patients significantly dings incomes None
2011-02-01 Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Law: A Lifeboat in the Eye of the Storm None
2011-01-10 Funding Long Term Care with Life Insurance: Trend Catches On None
2010-12-08 When the Assisted-Living Bill Balloons None
2010-11-19 NCOIL Passes National Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Model Law None
2010-11-15 MetLife to Exit LTCI Market: What Now? None
2010-11-11 MetLife Ending Long-Term-Care Insurance As Costs Rise None
2010-11-10 Honoring our Veterans with Access to Care they Deserve None
2010-11-04 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ADDRESSES AAHSA ANNUAL MEETING ABOUT THE GROWING LONG TERM CARE FUNDING CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES None
2010-11-03 Genworth Assesses Caregiving Impact None
2010-10-15 Alternative Funding Solution for Long Term Care: Convert a Life Insurance Policy None
2010-10-07 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP INTRODUCES THE ASSURANCE BENEFIT PLAN TO COVER COSTS OF LONG TERM CARE None
2010-09-25 NCOIL Rejects Carrier Changes to Consumer Disclosure Model Act None
2010-09-22 Nursing Home Prices Jump None
2010-09-09 It's time to enact national Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure legislation in all 50 states None
2010-08-18 NCOIL President Advocating 'Bill Of Rights' For Life Policyholders None
2010-07-11 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TESTIFIES BEFORE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INSURANCE LEGISLATORS None
2010-06-21 Overcoming America's Long Term Care Crisis None
2010-06-14 Ask the expert: Will a life settlement help pay assisted living expenses? None
2010-06-12 A PLACE FOR MOM AND LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ANNOUNCE “FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE” RESOURCES ON WEBSITE None
2010-05-05 CLASS Act a step in the right direction, but not a total solution for long term care in America None
2010-04-01 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP APPLAUDS MAINE LEGISLATURE AND INSURANCE SUPERINTENDANT ON LIFE SETTLEMENT DISCLOSURE BILL PROTECTING CONSUMER ACCESS TO A LIFE SETTLEMENT None
2010-03-28 CBO Projection-- Government Budgets will not keep pace with demand for healthcare spending None
2010-03-02 Convergence of Life Settlements and Long Term Care: A Funding Solution Emerges None
2010-02-22 Premiums for Medicare Advantage coverage increased 14%-22% this year for millions of seniors None
2010-02-02 The lines between what is Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Home care are blurring None
2009-12-20 Medicaid budgets continue to come under fire with pressure to reduce spending on services (See State specific Medicaid budget cuts EXAMPLE below) None
2009-12-03 Life Care Funding Group launches Network Partnership Program None
2009-11-17 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases report showing hospitals and nursing homes could stop accepting Medicare if proposed healthcare reform cuts are too severe (UPDATED BELOW) None
2009-11-11 Honoring our seniors on this Veteran’s Day None
2009-10-31 Financial pressure on seniors in retirement and long term care years continues to increase None
2009-10-15 No Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients for the first time in 35 years None
2009-09-09 What the Life Insurance Industry does not want you to know None
2009-08-17 As more residents are forced to pay for their own way in long term care, the timing for Medicare and Medicaid cuts could not be worse None
2009-08-09 Medicare and Medicaid budget cuts threatens quality of care for seniors and negatively impacts local economies None
2009-07-08 Law passes requiring insurance companies to inform policy owners about their legal right to a life insurance settlement None
2009-06-22 Social Security and Medicare reach $107 Trillion in unfunded liabilities None
2009-05-23 Senior Housing and Long Term Care Industry Weathering Economic Storm None
2009-05-17 Nursing Home Costs Rising at Twice the Rate of Inflation None
2009-04-11 What are the legal rights of a life insurance policy owner to engage in a “Life Insurance Settlement”? None
2009-03-24 President Obama’s Budget calls for $295 billion cut out of Medicare and Medicaid over next ten years None
2009-03-17 America Owes our Oldest Citizens an Apology None
2009-03-08 Seniors Crushed by Housing Crisis None
2009-02-22 Seniors searching for Funding Solutions in retirement years are finding Life Insurance Settlements in record numbers None
2009-02-08 Medicaid emerges as one of the biggest and most controversial components of President Obama’s Economic Stimulus Package—U.S. Senate expected to vote on $827 billion stimulus bill this week (UPDATES BELOW) None
2009-01-28 Economic crisis discourages families from saving and planning for “Senior Living” None
2009-01-18 Senior Housing and Long Term Care companies begin offering “Funding Solutions” programs all across the United States None
2009-01-09 Confidence in Long Term Care Insurance is shaken again by collapse of Penn Treaty American None
2008-12-29 Oldest man in America passes away at age 112—Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to rise None
2008-12-21 Economy hitting state budgets hard, Medicaid cuts expected in 2009 None
2008-12-15 $2 trillion in U.S. home value is lost in 2008 None
2008-12-08 Long Term Care Insurance policies in financial danger moved to state funded and managed “risk pool” None
2008-11-25 Home Prices in Record Decline None
2008-11-22 Recent Reports of Concern for Seniors None
2008-11-19 Seniors Face Retirement Funding Crisis None

RSSHealth Reform (27)

Date Title Rating
2011-11-07 Funding Long Term Care None
2011-11-02 Chris Orestis Interview at Senior Market Advisor VIDEO None
2011-10-25 Healthcare Policy Synopsis: Super Committee holds fate of Medicare and Medicaid in its hands None
2011-10-12 CMS funding changes hit nursing homes None
2011-08-12 A Growing Strategy: Paying for Long-Term Care with Life Policies None
2011-07-26 Parents' Retirement Tough Act to Follow for Boomers None
2011-07-19 Political Leaders Vow to Help Seniors Pay for LTC Using Life Policies None
2011-06-25 Cost of Caring for Elderly Parents Could Be Next Financial Crisis None
2011-03-30 Medicaid in Crisis None
2011-02-07 New Disclosure Requirements for Insurers None
2011-02-05 Governors get advice for saving on Medicaid None
2011-02-01 Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Law: A Lifeboat in the Eye of the Storm None
2010-11-19 NCOIL Passes National Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Model Law None
2010-09-25 NCOIL Rejects Carrier Changes to Consumer Disclosure Model Act None
2010-09-22 Nursing Home Prices Jump None
2010-08-18 NCOIL President Advocating 'Bill Of Rights' For Life Policyholders None
2010-07-11 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TESTIFIES BEFORE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INSURANCE LEGISLATORS None
2010-05-05 CLASS Act a step in the right direction, but not a total solution for long term care in America None
2010-03-28 CBO Projection-- Government Budgets will not keep pace with demand for healthcare spending None
2010-02-22 Premiums for Medicare Advantage coverage increased 14%-22% this year for millions of seniors None
2009-12-20 Medicaid budgets continue to come under fire with pressure to reduce spending on services (See State specific Medicaid budget cuts EXAMPLE below) None
2009-12-02 AARP supports Senate Health Reform bill’s proposed $460 Billion cuts to Medicare (UPDATE BELOW) None
2009-11-17 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases report showing hospitals and nursing homes could stop accepting Medicare if proposed healthcare reform cuts are too severe (UPDATED BELOW) None
2009-10-31 Financial pressure on seniors in retirement and long term care years continues to increase None
2009-10-15 No Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients for the first time in 35 years None
2009-10-04 Senator Olympia Snowe explains her position on healthcare reform to Chris Orestis, President of Life Care Funding Group--- SEE BELOW FOR LATE BREAKING NEWS ON SENATE HEALTHCARE VOTE None
2009-09-25 Health Care Reform will hinge on Seniors None

RSSHousing market crisis slump (19)

Date Title Rating
2011-12-30 2012--Year One of the Silver Tsunami Comes to an End None
2011-12-20 Making Up the Difference None
2011-11-02 Chris Orestis Interview at Senior Market Advisor VIDEO None
2011-08-28 Housing Bust Derails Some Seniors' Assisted-Living Care None
2011-07-26 Parents' Retirement Tough Act to Follow for Boomers None
2010-10-15 Alternative Funding Solution for Long Term Care: Convert a Life Insurance Policy None
2010-06-21 Overcoming America's Long Term Care Crisis None
2009-10-31 Financial pressure on seniors in retirement and long term care years continues to increase None
2009-05-23 Senior Housing and Long Term Care Industry Weathering Economic Storm None
2009-03-17 America Owes our Oldest Citizens an Apology None
2009-03-08 Seniors Crushed by Housing Crisis None
2009-02-22 Seniors searching for Funding Solutions in retirement years are finding Life Insurance Settlements in record numbers None
2009-01-28 Economic crisis discourages families from saving and planning for “Senior Living” None
2009-01-18 Senior Housing and Long Term Care companies begin offering “Funding Solutions” programs all across the United States None
2009-01-07 AARP declares Medicaid and Long Term Care among top legislative priorities in 2009 None
2008-12-15 $2 trillion in U.S. home value is lost in 2008 None
2008-11-25 Home Prices in Record Decline None
2008-11-23 New York Times article examines impact of the housing slump on seniors needing assisted living None
2008-11-19 Seniors Face Retirement Funding Crisis None

RSSipsum (1)

Date Title Rating
2008-11-22 Recent Reports of Concern for Seniors None

RSSlife expectancy (7)

Date Title Rating
2011-06-01 Paying for Senior Care - Understanding your Financial Options for Long Term Care None
2011-01-10 Funding Long Term Care with Life Insurance: Trend Catches On None
2010-11-03 Genworth Assesses Caregiving Impact None
2010-07-11 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TESTIFIES BEFORE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INSURANCE LEGISLATORS None
2009-09-09 What the Life Insurance Industry does not want you to know None
2009-04-11 What are the legal rights of a life insurance policy owner to engage in a “Life Insurance Settlement”? None
2008-12-29 Oldest man in America passes away at age 112—Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to rise None

RSSLife Settlements (21)

Date Title Rating
2011-06-01 Paying for Senior Care - Understanding your Financial Options for Long Term Care None
2011-02-27 Emeritus Teams with Life Care Funding to Promote LTC Financing Options None
2011-02-07 New Disclosure Requirements for Insurers None
2011-01-10 Funding Long Term Care with Life Insurance: Trend Catches On None
2010-11-19 NCOIL Passes National Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Model Law None
2010-10-15 Alternative Funding Solution for Long Term Care: Convert a Life Insurance Policy None
2010-09-25 NCOIL Rejects Carrier Changes to Consumer Disclosure Model Act None
2010-09-09 It's time to enact national Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure legislation in all 50 states None
2010-08-18 NCOIL President Advocating 'Bill Of Rights' For Life Policyholders None
2010-07-11 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TESTIFIES BEFORE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INSURANCE LEGISLATORS None
2010-06-21 Overcoming America's Long Term Care Crisis None
2010-06-14 Ask the expert: Will a life settlement help pay assisted living expenses? None
2010-06-12 A PLACE FOR MOM AND LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ANNOUNCE “FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE” RESOURCES ON WEBSITE None
2010-04-01 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP APPLAUDS MAINE LEGISLATURE AND INSURANCE SUPERINTENDANT ON LIFE SETTLEMENT DISCLOSURE BILL PROTECTING CONSUMER ACCESS TO A LIFE SETTLEMENT None
2010-03-02 Convergence of Life Settlements and Long Term Care: A Funding Solution Emerges None
2009-12-20 Medicaid budgets continue to come under fire with pressure to reduce spending on services (See State specific Medicaid budget cuts EXAMPLE below) None
2009-12-03 Life Care Funding Group launches Network Partnership Program None
2009-09-09 What the Life Insurance Industry does not want you to know None
2009-07-08 Law passes requiring insurance companies to inform policy owners about their legal right to a life insurance settlement None
2009-05-23 Senior Housing and Long Term Care Industry Weathering Economic Storm None
2009-04-11 What are the legal rights of a life insurance policy owner to engage in a “Life Insurance Settlement”? None

RSSLong term care insurance (48)

Date Title Rating
2011-12-30 2012--Year One of the Silver Tsunami Comes to an End None
2011-12-20 Making Up the Difference None
2011-12-09 Medicaid Eligibility rules do not allow for keeping a life insurance policy None
2011-12-06 Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign “3 in 4 Need More” Gains Additional Support and New Board Members None
2011-11-02 Chris Orestis Interview at Senior Market Advisor VIDEO None
2011-10-25 Healthcare Policy Synopsis: Super Committee holds fate of Medicare and Medicaid in its hands None
2011-10-12 CMS funding changes hit nursing homes None
2011-10-05 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP AND VIRTUAL HEALTH ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP None
2011-08-18 New Way To Pay for Senior Living Options None
2011-08-12 A Growing Strategy: Paying for Long-Term Care with Life Policies None
2011-07-26 Parents' Retirement Tough Act to Follow for Boomers None
2011-07-19 Political Leaders Vow to Help Seniors Pay for LTC Using Life Policies None
2011-06-27 Anthony Cirillo of About.com discusses the Assurance Benefit on You Tube None
2011-06-25 Cost of Caring for Elderly Parents Could Be Next Financial Crisis None
2011-06-01 Paying for Senior Care - Understanding your Financial Options for Long Term Care None
2011-06-01 Genworth: Average Nursing Home Cost Rises 3.4% None
2011-04-08 LTC funding crisis driving a search for alternatives None
2011-03-30 Medicaid in Crisis None
2011-03-23 A letter to the Wisconsin Legislature on helping seniors pay for long term care None
2011-03-12 How life insurance can help with LTC Costs None
2011-02-27 Emeritus Teams with Life Care Funding to Promote LTC Financing Options None
2011-02-16 Nearly 65? Time for the Medicare Maze None
2011-02-07 New Disclosure Requirements for Insurers None
2011-02-01 Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Law: A Lifeboat in the Eye of the Storm None
2011-01-10 Funding Long Term Care with Life Insurance: Trend Catches On None
2010-11-19 NCOIL Passes National Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Model Law None
2010-11-15 MetLife to Exit LTCI Market: What Now? None
2010-11-11 MetLife Ending Long-Term-Care Insurance As Costs Rise None
2010-11-04 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ADDRESSES AAHSA ANNUAL MEETING ABOUT THE GROWING LONG TERM CARE FUNDING CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES None
2010-11-03 Genworth Assesses Caregiving Impact None
2010-10-15 Alternative Funding Solution for Long Term Care: Convert a Life Insurance Policy None
2010-10-07 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP INTRODUCES THE ASSURANCE BENEFIT PLAN TO COVER COSTS OF LONG TERM CARE None
2010-09-25 NCOIL Rejects Carrier Changes to Consumer Disclosure Model Act None
2010-09-09 It's time to enact national Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure legislation in all 50 states None
2010-08-18 NCOIL President Advocating 'Bill Of Rights' For Life Policyholders None
2010-07-11 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TESTIFIES BEFORE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INSURANCE LEGISLATORS None
2010-06-21 Overcoming America's Long Term Care Crisis None
2010-06-14 Ask the expert: Will a life settlement help pay assisted living expenses? None
2010-06-12 A PLACE FOR MOM AND LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ANNOUNCE “FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE” RESOURCES ON WEBSITE None
2010-05-05 CLASS Act a step in the right direction, but not a total solution for long term care in America None
2009-12-20 Medicaid budgets continue to come under fire with pressure to reduce spending on services (See State specific Medicaid budget cuts EXAMPLE below) None
2009-04-11 What are the legal rights of a life insurance policy owner to engage in a “Life Insurance Settlement”? None
2009-01-28 Economic crisis discourages families from saving and planning for “Senior Living” None
2009-01-18 Senior Housing and Long Term Care companies begin offering “Funding Solutions” programs all across the United States None
2009-01-09 Confidence in Long Term Care Insurance is shaken again by collapse of Penn Treaty American None
2009-01-07 AARP declares Medicaid and Long Term Care among top legislative priorities in 2009 None
2008-12-10 United Press International reports today that the ability of seniors to afford the costs of senior housing and long term care are being hit very hard by turmoil on Wall Street None
2008-12-08 Long Term Care Insurance policies in financial danger moved to state funded and managed “risk pool” None

RSSlorem (1)

Date Title Rating
2008-11-22 Recent Reports of Concern for Seniors None

RSSMedicaid (78)

Date Title Rating
2012-01-24 Florida legislature introduces consumer protection disclosure bill (HB1055) for life insurance owners to convert policies to long term care benefit plans None
2011-12-30 2012--Year One of the Silver Tsunami Comes to an End None
2011-12-20 Making Up the Difference None
2011-12-19 Medicare Cuts Could Spark National Trend of Skilled Nursing Layoffs None
2011-12-09 Medicaid Eligibility rules do not allow for keeping a life insurance policy None
2011-12-06 Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign “3 in 4 Need More” Gains Additional Support and New Board Members None
2011-11-07 Funding Long Term Care None
2011-11-02 Chris Orestis Interview at Senior Market Advisor VIDEO None
2011-10-25 Healthcare Policy Synopsis: Super Committee holds fate of Medicare and Medicaid in its hands None
2011-10-12 CMS funding changes hit nursing homes None
2011-10-05 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP AND VIRTUAL HEALTH ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP None
2011-09-02 As large Medicaid cuts loom, states look to convert life insurance polices to long term care benefits to fill the financial gap None
2011-09-02 As large Medicaid cuts loom, states look to convert life insurance polices to long term care benefits to fill the financial gap None
2011-08-28 Housing Bust Derails Some Seniors' Assisted-Living Care None
2011-08-18 New Way To Pay for Senior Living Options None
2011-08-12 A Growing Strategy: Paying for Long-Term Care with Life Policies None
2011-07-26 Parents' Retirement Tough Act to Follow for Boomers None
2011-07-19 Political Leaders Vow to Help Seniors Pay for LTC Using Life Policies None
2011-07-16 Governors brace for inevitable cuts to states as debt debate rages on None
2011-06-29 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TO PRESENT AT THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION (AHCA) STATE ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES’ ANNUAL MEETING None
2011-06-25 Cost of Caring for Elderly Parents Could Be Next Financial Crisis None
2011-06-07 Majority of states proposing Medicaid cuts for fiscal year 2012 None
2011-06-01 Paying for Senior Care - Understanding your Financial Options for Long Term Care None
2011-06-01 Genworth: Average Nursing Home Cost Rises 3.4% None
2011-04-08 LTC funding crisis driving a search for alternatives None
2011-03-30 Medicaid in Crisis None
2011-03-23 A letter to the Wisconsin Legislature on helping seniors pay for long term care None
2011-03-12 How life insurance can help with LTC Costs None
2011-02-27 Emeritus Teams with Life Care Funding to Promote LTC Financing Options None
2011-02-16 Nearly 65? Time for the Medicare Maze None
2011-02-07 New Disclosure Requirements for Insurers None
2011-02-05 Governors get advice for saving on Medicaid None
2011-02-05 Out-of-pocket costs by Medicare patients significantly dings incomes None
2011-02-04 Bernanke: Health, Aging to Drive Budget None
2011-02-01 Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Law: A Lifeboat in the Eye of the Storm None
2011-01-13 AHCA: Medicaid underfunded nursing homes by $5.6 billion in 2010 None
2011-01-10 Funding Long Term Care with Life Insurance: Trend Catches On None
2011-01-01 2011—the Year of the Silver Tsunami None
2010-12-30 Costly Medical Surprises for Seniors None
2010-12-08 When the Assisted-Living Bill Balloons None
2010-11-15 MetLife to Exit LTCI Market: What Now? None
2010-11-11 MetLife Ending Long-Term-Care Insurance As Costs Rise None
2010-11-10 Honoring our Veterans with Access to Care they Deserve None
2010-11-04 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ADDRESSES AAHSA ANNUAL MEETING ABOUT THE GROWING LONG TERM CARE FUNDING CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES None
2010-11-03 Genworth Assesses Caregiving Impact None
2010-10-15 Alternative Funding Solution for Long Term Care: Convert a Life Insurance Policy None
2010-10-07 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP INTRODUCES THE ASSURANCE BENEFIT PLAN TO COVER COSTS OF LONG TERM CARE None
2010-09-25 NCOIL Rejects Carrier Changes to Consumer Disclosure Model Act None
2010-09-22 Nursing Home Prices Jump None
2010-09-09 It's time to enact national Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure legislation in all 50 states None
2010-08-18 NCOIL President Advocating 'Bill Of Rights' For Life Policyholders None
2010-07-11 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TESTIFIES BEFORE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INSURANCE LEGISLATORS None
2010-06-21 Overcoming America's Long Term Care Crisis None
2010-06-14 Ask the expert: Will a life settlement help pay assisted living expenses? None
2010-05-05 CLASS Act a step in the right direction, but not a total solution for long term care in America None
2010-04-01 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP APPLAUDS MAINE LEGISLATURE AND INSURANCE SUPERINTENDANT ON LIFE SETTLEMENT DISCLOSURE BILL PROTECTING CONSUMER ACCESS TO A LIFE SETTLEMENT None
2010-03-28 CBO Projection-- Government Budgets will not keep pace with demand for healthcare spending None
2010-02-22 Premiums for Medicare Advantage coverage increased 14%-22% this year for millions of seniors None
2010-02-02 The lines between what is Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Home care are blurring None
2009-12-20 Medicaid budgets continue to come under fire with pressure to reduce spending on services (See State specific Medicaid budget cuts EXAMPLE below) None
2009-12-03 Life Care Funding Group launches Network Partnership Program None
2009-12-02 AARP supports Senate Health Reform bill’s proposed $460 Billion cuts to Medicare (UPDATE BELOW) None
2009-11-17 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases report showing hospitals and nursing homes could stop accepting Medicare if proposed healthcare reform cuts are too severe (UPDATED BELOW) None
2009-10-31 Financial pressure on seniors in retirement and long term care years continues to increase None
2009-10-15 No Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients for the first time in 35 years None
2009-10-04 Senator Olympia Snowe explains her position on healthcare reform to Chris Orestis, President of Life Care Funding Group--- SEE BELOW FOR LATE BREAKING NEWS ON SENATE HEALTHCARE VOTE None
2009-09-25 Health Care Reform will hinge on Seniors None
2009-08-17 As more residents are forced to pay for their own way in long term care, the timing for Medicare and Medicaid cuts could not be worse None
2009-08-09 Medicare and Medicaid budget cuts threatens quality of care for seniors and negatively impacts local economies None
2009-07-08 Law passes requiring insurance companies to inform policy owners about their legal right to a life insurance settlement None
2009-06-22 Social Security and Medicare reach $107 Trillion in unfunded liabilities None
2009-03-24 President Obama’s Budget calls for $295 billion cut out of Medicare and Medicaid over next ten years None
2009-02-08 Medicaid emerges as one of the biggest and most controversial components of President Obama’s Economic Stimulus Package—U.S. Senate expected to vote on $827 billion stimulus bill this week (UPDATES BELOW) None
2009-01-28 Economic crisis discourages families from saving and planning for “Senior Living” None
2009-01-18 Senior Housing and Long Term Care companies begin offering “Funding Solutions” programs all across the United States None
2009-01-07 AARP declares Medicaid and Long Term Care among top legislative priorities in 2009 None
2008-12-21 Economy hitting state budgets hard, Medicaid cuts expected in 2009 None
2008-12-01 Medicaid getting ready to start charging premiums and increasing co-pays None

RSSMedicare (65)

Date Title Rating
2012-01-24 Florida legislature introduces consumer protection disclosure bill (HB1055) for life insurance owners to convert policies to long term care benefit plans None
2011-12-30 2012--Year One of the Silver Tsunami Comes to an End None
2011-12-20 Making Up the Difference None
2011-12-19 Medicare Cuts Could Spark National Trend of Skilled Nursing Layoffs None
2011-12-09 Medicaid Eligibility rules do not allow for keeping a life insurance policy None
2011-12-06 Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign “3 in 4 Need More” Gains Additional Support and New Board Members None
2011-11-07 Funding Long Term Care None
2011-11-02 Chris Orestis Interview at Senior Market Advisor VIDEO None
2011-10-25 Healthcare Policy Synopsis: Super Committee holds fate of Medicare and Medicaid in its hands None
2011-10-12 CMS funding changes hit nursing homes None
2011-10-05 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP AND VIRTUAL HEALTH ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP None
2011-09-02 As large Medicaid cuts loom, states look to convert life insurance polices to long term care benefits to fill the financial gap None
2011-09-02 As large Medicaid cuts loom, states look to convert life insurance polices to long term care benefits to fill the financial gap None
2011-08-28 Housing Bust Derails Some Seniors' Assisted-Living Care None
2011-08-18 New Way To Pay for Senior Living Options None
2011-08-12 A Growing Strategy: Paying for Long-Term Care with Life Policies None
2011-07-26 Parents' Retirement Tough Act to Follow for Boomers None
2011-07-19 Political Leaders Vow to Help Seniors Pay for LTC Using Life Policies None
2011-06-25 Cost of Caring for Elderly Parents Could Be Next Financial Crisis None
2011-06-07 Majority of states proposing Medicaid cuts for fiscal year 2012 None
2011-06-01 Paying for Senior Care - Understanding your Financial Options for Long Term Care None
2011-06-01 Genworth: Average Nursing Home Cost Rises 3.4% None
2011-04-08 LTC funding crisis driving a search for alternatives None
2011-03-30 Medicaid in Crisis None
2011-03-23 A letter to the Wisconsin Legislature on helping seniors pay for long term care None
2011-03-12 How life insurance can help with LTC Costs None
2011-02-27 Emeritus Teams with Life Care Funding to Promote LTC Financing Options None
2011-02-16 Nearly 65? Time for the Medicare Maze None
2011-02-07 New Disclosure Requirements for Insurers None
2011-02-05 Governors get advice for saving on Medicaid None
2011-02-05 Out-of-pocket costs by Medicare patients significantly dings incomes None
2011-02-04 Bernanke: Health, Aging to Drive Budget None
2011-02-01 Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Law: A Lifeboat in the Eye of the Storm None
2011-01-13 AHCA: Medicaid underfunded nursing homes by $5.6 billion in 2010 None
2011-01-10 Funding Long Term Care with Life Insurance: Trend Catches On None
2011-01-01 2011—the Year of the Silver Tsunami None
2010-12-30 Costly Medical Surprises for Seniors None
2010-12-08 When the Assisted-Living Bill Balloons None
2010-11-15 MetLife to Exit LTCI Market: What Now? None
2010-11-11 MetLife Ending Long-Term-Care Insurance As Costs Rise None
2010-11-10 Honoring our Veterans with Access to Care they Deserve None
2010-11-04 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ADDRESSES AAHSA ANNUAL MEETING ABOUT THE GROWING LONG TERM CARE FUNDING CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES None
2010-11-03 Genworth Assesses Caregiving Impact None
2010-10-15 Alternative Funding Solution for Long Term Care: Convert a Life Insurance Policy None
2010-10-07 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP INTRODUCES THE ASSURANCE BENEFIT PLAN TO COVER COSTS OF LONG TERM CARE None
2010-09-25 NCOIL Rejects Carrier Changes to Consumer Disclosure Model Act None
2010-09-22 Nursing Home Prices Jump None
2010-09-09 It's time to enact national Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure legislation in all 50 states None
2010-08-18 NCOIL President Advocating 'Bill Of Rights' For Life Policyholders None
2010-07-11 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TESTIFIES BEFORE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INSURANCE LEGISLATORS None
2010-06-21 Overcoming America's Long Term Care Crisis None
2010-06-14 Ask the expert: Will a life settlement help pay assisted living expenses? None
2010-05-05 CLASS Act a step in the right direction, but not a total solution for long term care in America None
2010-04-01 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP APPLAUDS MAINE LEGISLATURE AND INSURANCE SUPERINTENDANT ON LIFE SETTLEMENT DISCLOSURE BILL PROTECTING CONSUMER ACCESS TO A LIFE SETTLEMENT None
2010-03-28 CBO Projection-- Government Budgets will not keep pace with demand for healthcare spending None
2010-02-22 Premiums for Medicare Advantage coverage increased 14%-22% this year for millions of seniors None
2010-02-02 The lines between what is Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Home care are blurring None
2009-12-20 Medicaid budgets continue to come under fire with pressure to reduce spending on services (See State specific Medicaid budget cuts EXAMPLE below) None
2009-12-03 Life Care Funding Group launches Network Partnership Program None
2009-12-02 AARP supports Senate Health Reform bill’s proposed $460 Billion cuts to Medicare (UPDATE BELOW) None
2009-11-17 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases report showing hospitals and nursing homes could stop accepting Medicare if proposed healthcare reform cuts are too severe (UPDATED BELOW) None
2009-10-31 Financial pressure on seniors in retirement and long term care years continues to increase None
2009-10-15 No Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients for the first time in 35 years None
2009-10-04 Senator Olympia Snowe explains her position on healthcare reform to Chris Orestis, President of Life Care Funding Group--- SEE BELOW FOR LATE BREAKING NEWS ON SENATE HEALTHCARE VOTE None
2009-09-25 Health Care Reform will hinge on Seniors None

RSSSenior Housing and Care (93)

Date Title Rating
2011-12-30 2012--Year One of the Silver Tsunami Comes to an End None
2011-12-20 Making Up the Difference None
2011-12-19 Medicare Cuts Could Spark National Trend of Skilled Nursing Layoffs None
2011-12-09 Medicaid Eligibility rules do not allow for keeping a life insurance policy None
2011-12-06 Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign “3 in 4 Need More” Gains Additional Support and New Board Members None
2011-11-07 Funding Long Term Care None
2011-11-02 Chris Orestis Interview at Senior Market Advisor VIDEO None
2011-11-01 Assurance Benefit Instructional VIDEOS None
2011-10-25 Healthcare Policy Synopsis: Super Committee holds fate of Medicare and Medicaid in its hands None
2011-10-12 CMS funding changes hit nursing homes None
2011-10-05 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP AND VIRTUAL HEALTH ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP None
2011-09-02 As large Medicaid cuts loom, states look to convert life insurance polices to long term care benefits to fill the financial gap None
2011-09-02 As large Medicaid cuts loom, states look to convert life insurance polices to long term care benefits to fill the financial gap None
2011-08-28 Housing Bust Derails Some Seniors' Assisted-Living Care None
2011-08-18 New Way To Pay for Senior Living Options None
2011-08-12 A Growing Strategy: Paying for Long-Term Care with Life Policies None
2011-07-26 Parents' Retirement Tough Act to Follow for Boomers None
2011-07-19 Political Leaders Vow to Help Seniors Pay for LTC Using Life Policies None
2011-06-29 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TO PRESENT AT THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION (AHCA) STATE ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES’ ANNUAL MEETING None
2011-06-27 Anthony Cirillo of About.com discusses the Assurance Benefit on You Tube None
2011-06-25 Cost of Caring for Elderly Parents Could Be Next Financial Crisis None
2011-06-07 Majority of states proposing Medicaid cuts for fiscal year 2012 None
2011-06-01 Paying for Senior Care - Understanding your Financial Options for Long Term Care None
2011-06-01 Genworth: Average Nursing Home Cost Rises 3.4% None
2011-04-08 LTC funding crisis driving a search for alternatives None
2011-03-30 Medicaid in Crisis None
2011-03-23 A letter to the Wisconsin Legislature on helping seniors pay for long term care None
2011-03-12 How life insurance can help with LTC Costs None
2011-02-27 Emeritus Teams with Life Care Funding to Promote LTC Financing Options None
2011-02-16 Nearly 65? Time for the Medicare Maze None
2011-02-07 New Disclosure Requirements for Insurers None
2011-02-05 Out-of-pocket costs by Medicare patients significantly dings incomes None
2011-02-01 Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Law: A Lifeboat in the Eye of the Storm None
2011-01-13 AHCA: Medicaid underfunded nursing homes by $5.6 billion in 2010 None
2011-01-10 Funding Long Term Care with Life Insurance: Trend Catches On None
2011-01-01 2011—the Year of the Silver Tsunami None
2010-12-30 Costly Medical Surprises for Seniors None
2010-12-08 When the Assisted-Living Bill Balloons None
2010-11-19 NCOIL Passes National Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Model Law None
2010-11-11 MetLife Ending Long-Term-Care Insurance As Costs Rise None
2010-11-10 Honoring our Veterans with Access to Care they Deserve None
2010-11-04 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ADDRESSES AAHSA ANNUAL MEETING ABOUT THE GROWING LONG TERM CARE FUNDING CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES None
2010-11-03 Genworth Assesses Caregiving Impact None
2010-10-15 Alternative Funding Solution for Long Term Care: Convert a Life Insurance Policy None
2010-10-07 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP INTRODUCES THE ASSURANCE BENEFIT PLAN TO COVER COSTS OF LONG TERM CARE None
2010-09-25 NCOIL Rejects Carrier Changes to Consumer Disclosure Model Act None
2010-09-22 Nursing Home Prices Jump None
2010-09-09 It's time to enact national Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure legislation in all 50 states None
2010-08-18 NCOIL President Advocating 'Bill Of Rights' For Life Policyholders None
2010-07-11 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TESTIFIES BEFORE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INSURANCE LEGISLATORS None
2010-06-21 Overcoming America's Long Term Care Crisis None
2010-06-14 Ask the expert: Will a life settlement help pay assisted living expenses? None
2010-06-12 A PLACE FOR MOM AND LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ANNOUNCE “FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE” RESOURCES ON WEBSITE None
2010-04-01 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP APPLAUDS MAINE LEGISLATURE AND INSURANCE SUPERINTENDANT ON LIFE SETTLEMENT DISCLOSURE BILL PROTECTING CONSUMER ACCESS TO A LIFE SETTLEMENT None
2010-03-28 CBO Projection-- Government Budgets will not keep pace with demand for healthcare spending None
2010-03-02 Convergence of Life Settlements and Long Term Care: A Funding Solution Emerges None
2010-02-22 Premiums for Medicare Advantage coverage increased 14%-22% this year for millions of seniors None
2010-02-02 The lines between what is Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Home care are blurring None
2009-12-20 Medicaid budgets continue to come under fire with pressure to reduce spending on services (See State specific Medicaid budget cuts EXAMPLE below) None
2009-12-03 Life Care Funding Group launches Network Partnership Program None
2009-12-02 AARP supports Senate Health Reform bill’s proposed $460 Billion cuts to Medicare (UPDATE BELOW) None
2009-11-17 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases report showing hospitals and nursing homes could stop accepting Medicare if proposed healthcare reform cuts are too severe (UPDATED BELOW) None
2009-11-11 Honoring our seniors on this Veteran’s Day None
2009-10-31 Financial pressure on seniors in retirement and long term care years continues to increase None
2009-10-15 No Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients for the first time in 35 years None
2009-10-04 Senator Olympia Snowe explains her position on healthcare reform to Chris Orestis, President of Life Care Funding Group--- SEE BELOW FOR LATE BREAKING NEWS ON SENATE HEALTHCARE VOTE None
2009-09-25 Health Care Reform will hinge on Seniors None
2009-09-09 What the Life Insurance Industry does not want you to know None
2009-08-09 Medicare and Medicaid budget cuts threatens quality of care for seniors and negatively impacts local economies None
2009-07-08 Law passes requiring insurance companies to inform policy owners about their legal right to a life insurance settlement None
2009-06-22 Social Security and Medicare reach $107 Trillion in unfunded liabilities None
2009-05-23 Senior Housing and Long Term Care Industry Weathering Economic Storm None
2009-05-17 Nursing Home Costs Rising at Twice the Rate of Inflation None
2009-04-11 What are the legal rights of a life insurance policy owner to engage in a “Life Insurance Settlement”? None
2009-03-24 President Obama’s Budget calls for $295 billion cut out of Medicare and Medicaid over next ten years None
2009-03-17 America Owes our Oldest Citizens an Apology None
2009-03-08 Seniors Crushed by Housing Crisis None
2009-02-22 Seniors searching for Funding Solutions in retirement years are finding Life Insurance Settlements in record numbers None
2009-02-08 Medicaid emerges as one of the biggest and most controversial components of President Obama’s Economic Stimulus Package—U.S. Senate expected to vote on $827 billion stimulus bill this week (UPDATES BELOW) None
2009-01-28 Economic crisis discourages families from saving and planning for “Senior Living” None
2009-01-18 Senior Housing and Long Term Care companies begin offering “Funding Solutions” programs all across the United States None
2009-01-09 Confidence in Long Term Care Insurance is shaken again by collapse of Penn Treaty American None
2009-01-07 AARP declares Medicaid and Long Term Care among top legislative priorities in 2009 None
2008-12-29 Oldest man in America passes away at age 112—Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to rise None
2008-12-21 Economy hitting state budgets hard, Medicaid cuts expected in 2009 None
2008-12-15 $2 trillion in U.S. home value is lost in 2008 None
2008-12-10 United Press International reports today that the ability of seniors to afford the costs of senior housing and long term care are being hit very hard by turmoil on Wall Street None
2008-12-08 Long Term Care Insurance policies in financial danger moved to state funded and managed “risk pool” None
2008-12-01 Medicaid getting ready to start charging premiums and increasing co-pays None
2008-11-25 Home Prices in Record Decline None
2008-11-23 New York Times article examines impact of the housing slump on seniors needing assisted living None
2008-11-22 Recent Reports of Concern for Seniors None
2008-11-19 Seniors Face Retirement Funding Crisis None

RSSSenior Issues (99)

Date Title Rating
2012-01-24 Florida legislature introduces consumer protection disclosure bill (HB1055) for life insurance owners to convert policies to long term care benefit plans None
2011-12-30 2012--Year One of the Silver Tsunami Comes to an End None
2011-12-20 Making Up the Difference None
2011-12-19 Medicare Cuts Could Spark National Trend of Skilled Nursing Layoffs None
2011-12-09 Medicaid Eligibility rules do not allow for keeping a life insurance policy None
2011-12-06 Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign “3 in 4 Need More” Gains Additional Support and New Board Members None
2011-11-07 Funding Long Term Care None
2011-11-02 Chris Orestis Interview at Senior Market Advisor VIDEO None
2011-11-01 Assurance Benefit Instructional VIDEOS None
2011-10-25 Healthcare Policy Synopsis: Super Committee holds fate of Medicare and Medicaid in its hands None
2011-10-12 CMS funding changes hit nursing homes None
2011-10-05 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP AND VIRTUAL HEALTH ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP None
2011-09-02 As large Medicaid cuts loom, states look to convert life insurance polices to long term care benefits to fill the financial gap None
2011-09-02 As large Medicaid cuts loom, states look to convert life insurance polices to long term care benefits to fill the financial gap None
2011-08-28 Housing Bust Derails Some Seniors' Assisted-Living Care None
2011-08-18 New Way To Pay for Senior Living Options None
2011-08-12 A Growing Strategy: Paying for Long-Term Care with Life Policies None
2011-07-26 Parents' Retirement Tough Act to Follow for Boomers None
2011-07-19 Political Leaders Vow to Help Seniors Pay for LTC Using Life Policies None
2011-07-16 Governors brace for inevitable cuts to states as debt debate rages on None
2011-06-29 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TO PRESENT AT THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION (AHCA) STATE ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES’ ANNUAL MEETING None
2011-06-27 Anthony Cirillo of About.com discusses the Assurance Benefit on You Tube None
2011-06-25 Cost of Caring for Elderly Parents Could Be Next Financial Crisis None
2011-06-07 Majority of states proposing Medicaid cuts for fiscal year 2012 None
2011-06-01 Paying for Senior Care - Understanding your Financial Options for Long Term Care None
2011-06-01 Genworth: Average Nursing Home Cost Rises 3.4% None
2011-04-08 LTC funding crisis driving a search for alternatives None
2011-03-30 Medicaid in Crisis None
2011-03-23 A letter to the Wisconsin Legislature on helping seniors pay for long term care None
2011-03-12 How life insurance can help with LTC Costs None
2011-02-27 Emeritus Teams with Life Care Funding to Promote LTC Financing Options None
2011-02-16 Nearly 65? Time for the Medicare Maze None
2011-02-07 New Disclosure Requirements for Insurers None
2011-02-05 Governors get advice for saving on Medicaid None
2011-02-05 Out-of-pocket costs by Medicare patients significantly dings incomes None
2011-02-04 Bernanke: Health, Aging to Drive Budget None
2011-02-01 Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Law: A Lifeboat in the Eye of the Storm None
2011-01-13 AHCA: Medicaid underfunded nursing homes by $5.6 billion in 2010 None
2011-01-10 Funding Long Term Care with Life Insurance: Trend Catches On None
2011-01-01 2011—the Year of the Silver Tsunami None
2010-12-30 Costly Medical Surprises for Seniors None
2010-12-08 When the Assisted-Living Bill Balloons None
2010-11-19 NCOIL Passes National Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Model Law None
2010-11-15 MetLife to Exit LTCI Market: What Now? None
2010-11-11 MetLife Ending Long-Term-Care Insurance As Costs Rise None
2010-11-10 Honoring our Veterans with Access to Care they Deserve None
2010-11-04 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ADDRESSES AAHSA ANNUAL MEETING ABOUT THE GROWING LONG TERM CARE FUNDING CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES None
2010-11-03 Genworth Assesses Caregiving Impact None
2010-10-15 Alternative Funding Solution for Long Term Care: Convert a Life Insurance Policy None
2010-10-07 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP INTRODUCES THE ASSURANCE BENEFIT PLAN TO COVER COSTS OF LONG TERM CARE None
2010-09-25 NCOIL Rejects Carrier Changes to Consumer Disclosure Model Act None
2010-09-22 Nursing Home Prices Jump None
2010-09-09 It's time to enact national Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure legislation in all 50 states None
2010-08-18 NCOIL President Advocating 'Bill Of Rights' For Life Policyholders None
2010-07-11 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TESTIFIES BEFORE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INSURANCE LEGISLATORS None
2010-06-21 Overcoming America's Long Term Care Crisis None
2010-06-14 Ask the expert: Will a life settlement help pay assisted living expenses? None
2010-06-12 A PLACE FOR MOM AND LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP ANNOUNCE “FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE” RESOURCES ON WEBSITE None
2010-04-01 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP APPLAUDS MAINE LEGISLATURE AND INSURANCE SUPERINTENDANT ON LIFE SETTLEMENT DISCLOSURE BILL PROTECTING CONSUMER ACCESS TO A LIFE SETTLEMENT None
2010-03-28 CBO Projection-- Government Budgets will not keep pace with demand for healthcare spending None
2010-03-02 Convergence of Life Settlements and Long Term Care: A Funding Solution Emerges None
2010-02-22 Premiums for Medicare Advantage coverage increased 14%-22% this year for millions of seniors None
2010-02-02 The lines between what is Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Home care are blurring None
2009-12-20 Medicaid budgets continue to come under fire with pressure to reduce spending on services (See State specific Medicaid budget cuts EXAMPLE below) None
2009-12-03 Life Care Funding Group launches Network Partnership Program None
2009-12-02 AARP supports Senate Health Reform bill’s proposed $460 Billion cuts to Medicare (UPDATE BELOW) None
2009-11-17 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases report showing hospitals and nursing homes could stop accepting Medicare if proposed healthcare reform cuts are too severe (UPDATED BELOW) None
2009-11-11 Honoring our seniors on this Veteran’s Day None
2009-10-31 Financial pressure on seniors in retirement and long term care years continues to increase None
2009-10-15 No Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients for the first time in 35 years None
2009-10-04 Senator Olympia Snowe explains her position on healthcare reform to Chris Orestis, President of Life Care Funding Group--- SEE BELOW FOR LATE BREAKING NEWS ON SENATE HEALTHCARE VOTE None
2009-09-25 Health Care Reform will hinge on Seniors None
2009-09-09 What the Life Insurance Industry does not want you to know None
2009-08-17 As more residents are forced to pay for their own way in long term care, the timing for Medicare and Medicaid cuts could not be worse None
2009-08-09 Medicare and Medicaid budget cuts threatens quality of care for seniors and negatively impacts local economies None
2009-07-08 Law passes requiring insurance companies to inform policy owners about their legal right to a life insurance settlement None
2009-06-22 Social Security and Medicare reach $107 Trillion in unfunded liabilities None
2009-05-23 Senior Housing and Long Term Care Industry Weathering Economic Storm None
2009-05-17 Nursing Home Costs Rising at Twice the Rate of Inflation None
2009-04-11 What are the legal rights of a life insurance policy owner to engage in a “Life Insurance Settlement”? None
2009-03-24 President Obama’s Budget calls for $295 billion cut out of Medicare and Medicaid over next ten years None
2009-03-17 America Owes our Oldest Citizens an Apology None
2009-03-08 Seniors Crushed by Housing Crisis None
2009-02-22 Seniors searching for Funding Solutions in retirement years are finding Life Insurance Settlements in record numbers None
2009-02-08 Medicaid emerges as one of the biggest and most controversial components of President Obama’s Economic Stimulus Package—U.S. Senate expected to vote on $827 billion stimulus bill this week (UPDATES BELOW) None
2009-01-28 Economic crisis discourages families from saving and planning for “Senior Living” None
2009-01-18 Senior Housing and Long Term Care companies begin offering “Funding Solutions” programs all across the United States None
2009-01-09 Confidence in Long Term Care Insurance is shaken again by collapse of Penn Treaty American None
2009-01-07 AARP declares Medicaid and Long Term Care among top legislative priorities in 2009 None
2008-12-29 Oldest man in America passes away at age 112—Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to rise None
2008-12-21 Economy hitting state budgets hard, Medicaid cuts expected in 2009 None
2008-12-15 $2 trillion in U.S. home value is lost in 2008 None
2008-12-10 United Press International reports today that the ability of seniors to afford the costs of senior housing and long term care are being hit very hard by turmoil on Wall Street None
2008-12-08 Long Term Care Insurance policies in financial danger moved to state funded and managed “risk pool” None
2008-12-01 Medicaid getting ready to start charging premiums and increasing co-pays None
2008-11-25 Home Prices in Record Decline None
2008-11-23 New York Times article examines impact of the housing slump on seniors needing assisted living None
2008-11-22 Recent Reports of Concern for Seniors None
2008-11-19 Seniors Face Retirement Funding Crisis None

RSSunemployment (7)

Date Title Rating
2011-12-30 2012--Year One of the Silver Tsunami Comes to an End None
2011-07-26 Parents' Retirement Tough Act to Follow for Boomers None
2009-08-09 Medicare and Medicaid budget cuts threatens quality of care for seniors and negatively impacts local economies None
2009-03-17 America Owes our Oldest Citizens an Apology None
2009-01-28 Economic crisis discourages families from saving and planning for “Senior Living” None
2008-12-15 $2 trillion in U.S. home value is lost in 2008 None
2008-11-22 Recent Reports of Concern for Seniors None

RSSVeterans (5)

Date Title Rating
2011-06-01 Paying for Senior Care - Understanding your Financial Options for Long Term Care None
2010-11-10 Honoring our Veterans with Access to Care they Deserve None
2009-12-20 Medicaid budgets continue to come under fire with pressure to reduce spending on services (See State specific Medicaid budget cuts EXAMPLE below) None
2009-12-03 Life Care Funding Group launches Network Partnership Program None
2009-11-11 Honoring our seniors on this Veteran’s Day None

RSSWall Street (11)

Date Title Rating
2011-07-26 Parents' Retirement Tough Act to Follow for Boomers None
2011-04-08 LTC funding crisis driving a search for alternatives None
2010-06-21 Overcoming America's Long Term Care Crisis None
2009-05-23 Senior Housing and Long Term Care Industry Weathering Economic Storm None
2009-03-17 America Owes our Oldest Citizens an Apology None
2009-02-22 Seniors searching for Funding Solutions in retirement years are finding Life Insurance Settlements in record numbers None
2009-01-18 Senior Housing and Long Term Care companies begin offering “Funding Solutions” programs all across the United States None
2008-12-15 $2 trillion in U.S. home value is lost in 2008 None
2008-12-10 United Press International reports today that the ability of seniors to afford the costs of senior housing and long term care are being hit very hard by turmoil on Wall Street None
2008-11-22 Recent Reports of Concern for Seniors None
2008-11-19 Seniors Face Retirement Funding Crisis None

RSSUncategorized (5)

Date Title Rating
2011-12-08 Long Term Care Insurance sales down when they should be up None
2011-08-15 LIFE CARE FUNDING GROUP TO LEAD PANEL DISCUSSION AT SENIOR MARKET ADVISOR EXPO None
2011-07-31 Medical and LTC costs top retirement concerns for boomers: poll None
2011-05-16 Medicaid crisis costing families more in out of pocket expenses None
2010-11-22 NCOIL Declares: Passage of Life Insurance Disclosure Model is "Strong Stand to Empower Consumer" None

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