Latest Senior Care Headlines
All the headlines from our Senior Care Topic Page, ordered by recency.
La. House Kills Nursing Home Bill
May 27 2005 // The Louisiana House of Representatives killed a bill that would have allowed nursing home patients to sue for damages for certain violations of their rights, such as being a victim of mental and physical abuse. The measure...
Ponce de Leon, Lewis & Clark Receive ‘A’ Rating
May 18 2005 // Two risk retention groups that provide general and professional liability insurance to operators of long-term care facilities in Florida and 33 other states have been granted a Financial Stability Rating(R) (FSR) of...
Missouri House Passes Bill to Regulate Med-Mal Rates
Apr 14 2005 // The Missouri House passed legislation Wednesday that would tighten regulation of medical malpractice insurers as part of an effort to bring down premiums for physicians. The 141-11 vote sends the bill to the Senate....
Lawmakers Endorse New Nursing Home Ergonomic Guidelines
Mar 21 2005 // State lawmakers involved in insurance issues have endorsed proposed federal rules designed to reduce workers’ compensation claims and employee injuries in nursing homes. A resolution supporting ergonomics guidelines...
Huge Opportunity Exists In LTC Marketplace For Trained, Savvy Agents
Mar 21 2005 // You may have read about a recent survey–the LTC IQ test–that over 60 percent of respondents failed. Almost 90 percent knew what long-term care was, but over 40 percent thought the government would provide...
Regulators Name Consumer Liaison Reps for 2005
Mar 15 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently named its funded consumer liaison representatives for 2005. Established in 1992, the program promotes consumer representation and interaction with NAIC members,...
Long-Term Care Insurance Guide Available in La.
Mar 9 2005 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance J. Robert Wooley announced that a 2005-2006 Long-Term Care Insurance Comparison Guide has been published by the Louisiana Department of Insurance’s Senior Health Insurance...
NCOIL Resolution Supports OSHA Ergonomics Guidelines; Hopes for Reduction in Workers’ Compensation Claims
Mar 3 2005 // A resolution supporting ergonomics guidelines for nursing homes and encouraging such facilities to use alternative mechanical lifting methods was unanimously approved on Thursday by the Workers’ Compensation...
DOI ISSUES STUDY ON BOOMING LONG-TERM CARE RATES
Feb 21 2005 // Premiums have increased for some long-term care insurance policies issued to Minnesota consumers largely because policyholders are maintaining their coverage and interest rates have decreased in recent years. Those...
Legislation Calling for Stronger Oversight of Nursing Homes Filed in Oklahoma
Feb 15 2005 // Seeking to put an end to accounts of neglect, abuse and mismanagement at many of Oklahoma’s nursing homes, State Rep. Lee Denney filed legislation that would revamp the board responsible for overseeing the...
Minn. DOI: Higher LTC Rates Due to Lower Lapse Rates and Investment Income
Feb 8 2005 // Premiums have increased for some long-term care insurance policies issued to Minnesota consumers largely because policyholders are maintaining their coverage and interest rates have decreased in recent years. Those...
N.Y. Metro Hospitals Decry Average 27% Annual Malpractice Insurance Hike
Jan 10 2005 // Hospitals in the metropolitan New York area have experienced annual malpractice premium increases of 27 percent per year from 1999 through 2004, and a cumulative percentage increase of 147 percent over that five-year...
Mass. Gov. Romney Nixes LTC Tax Break
Dec 23 2004 // Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is blocking a bill that Democratic lawmakers hoped would expand access to insurance for long term care, saying the state can’t afford a tax cut that would cause a $10 million annual...
Association Not Likely to Push Liability Cap for Nursing Homes in Ark.
Nov 22 2004 // No effort is planned in the upcoming Arkansas legislative session to gain approval for a measure that would limit damages that could be awarded in suits against nursing homes, a top industry official says. A measure to cap...
Association Not Likely to Push for Liability Cap for Nursing Homes in Ark.
Nov 14 2004 // No effort is planned in the upcoming Arkansas legislative session to gain approval for a measure that would limit damages that could be awarded in suits against nursing homes, a top industry official says. A measure to cap...
Professional Liability in the Medical Arena
Oct 25 2004 // Whether a patient, a health care provider or an insurer, everyone seems to be aware of what is going on in the medical world these days. There is general agreement that health care costs are rising, more people are going...
New Brokerage Opens for Eldercare Business
Oct 8 2004 // Northern Virginia Firm to Balance Value for Both Carriers, Agents Retail insurance agents seeking better service from their brokers have a new resource: K&B Underwriters, LLC. The development could be a welcome relief...
Ark. Attorney General Reaches Settlement with Nursing Home Operator
Sep 15 2004 // Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe announced that his office has reached a settlement with Advocat Inc. of Franklin, Tenn., operating in Arkansas as Diversicare Management Services, to resolve a series of lawsuits and...
Lighthouse Announces Eldercare Acquisition, Expansion
Sep 15 2004 // Annandale, Va.-based The Lighthouse Companies, a program underwriting company that works with select industry groups, has announced that it has acquired the remaining outstanding membership shares of Lighthouse Eldercare,...
Long-Term Health Care Costs Loom Large for Governors
Sep 6 2004 // Soaring health care costs, coupled with the looming retirement of a record 77 million Americans starting in 2011, are casting a shadow of concern over states that worry their public health care systems can’t shoulder...
