Genworth launches first LTC insurance plan in 5 years as Washington state residents consider ‘crazy’...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2024
The one-year anniversary of the effective date of Washington’s first-in-the nation mandatory, tax-based long-term care insurance program passed on July 1, but voters will have the opportunity to...
Insurance rates add to financial challenges facing Florida’s assisted living operators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 04, 2024
The rapid increase in commercial property insurance rates in Florida was the final straw for some senior living providers still struggling with workforce challenges, rising wages and inflation.
Proposal would add Kentucky to mix of states trying to address long-term care financing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 13, 2024
Senior living provider groups are applauding Kentucky’s proactive approach to helping its residents pay for future long-term care needs with a proposal to form a task force to explore a statewide insurance...
Senior living leaders ask lawmakers to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 15, 2024
As assisted living providers struggle to provide services to Medicaid home- and community-based services beneficiaries, industry leaders from two states are asking lawmakers to bump up reimbursement rates...