Should You Buy Long-Term Care Insurance?
As life expectancy increases, so do the costs associated with aging, especially when seniors need help with daily tasks like dressing or eating. A 2011 MetLife survey shows that the national average cost for a home health aide was $21,840 annually, while a private room in a nursing home cost $87,235 per year in 2011.
Lawsuit filed over denial of senior's home care
A lawsuit contends that a health insurer ran a scheme to avoid paying in-home care claims for potentially thousands of California's elderly.Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, or SHIP, had ...
Consumer Watchdog: Insurance Company Sued for Denying Elderly & Sick Their Home Care Benefits
Consumers Who Bought Long-term Care from SHIP (formerly Conseco) Left To Fend for Themselves SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania (SHIP) is refusing to honor thousands of long-term care insurance policies...
Non-Life Bancassurance in Europe: Accident and Health Insurance
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Recovery Center helps former 'Idol' contestant rebuild life
A DUI arrest prevented singer Donnie Williams from achieving a top showing on the third season of "American Idol." But he didn't quit drinking, and it wasn't until he discovered the Delray Recovery Center almost five years later that he was able to turn his life around.