California Partnership for Long-Term Care

08/10/2022

Attention: LTCI AGENTS! The California Partnership for Long-Term Care is now on LinkedIn. Follow us for event information and updates.

California Partnership for Long-Term Care | Partnership works with select private insurance carriers to develop unique insurance policies that protect Californians | The Partnership works with select private insurance carriers, who meet stringent standards set by the state, to develop unique insuran...

07/22/2021

"A preliminary settlement agreement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against the CalPERS Long Term Care program involving 117,000 policyholders. Part of the agreement includes options that will be offered to policyholders, some of which may involve cash payments in return for giving up their policy."

NOTE: These are non-Partnership policies. Those who have questions about their options can contact their local Health Insurance and Counseling Program (HICAP) at 1-800-434-0222.

A preliminary settlement agreement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against the CalPERS Long Term Care program involving 117,000 policyholders. Part of the agreement includes options that will be offered to policyholders, some of which may involve cash payments in return for giving up thei...

04/20/2020

April 15, 2020 Panelists: Edie Yau, Alzheimer’s Association & Christina Irving, Family Caregiver Alliance

04/20/2020

Have you checked in with 5 older adults in your community today? Help us by fighting isolation.

More info @ engageCA.org

04/17/2020

Do you have questions regarding how the econmic impact payments (EIP) coming from the federal government per the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Recovery (CARES) Act will affect people's eligibility for Medi-Cal? Read more in the article below.

Contact your local Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) if you, or someone you know, encounters any problems with your Medi-Cal redetermination due to the stimulus payment. https://cahealthadvocates.org/hicap/

Relief Payments from the CARES Act Will Not Be Counted as Income for Those in Means-Tested Programs April 16, 2020 Relief Payments from the CARES Act Will Not Be Counted as Income for Those in Means-Tested Programs Posted by Karen Fletcher on April 16, 2020 in Health Care Reform, Low-income help, Me...

10/15/2019

"Imagine the disappointment you’d feel when you realize that the very things you were trying to prevent when you bought your LTC policy—needing to move in with your son or daughter, or selling your family home—you’ll have to do anyway, because you don’t have enough saved to hire a home health aide or someone to take you out grocery shopping."

Long term care insurance can provide a lot of coverage, but it isn’t comprehensive. Here’s how to avoid getting burned when you’re planning for your future needs.

09/20/2019

First up, stories of abuse or serious neglect in nursing homes make headlines, but patients and consumer advocates are also trying to bring attention to

09/05/2019

"The burden of care for aging relatives is reshaping the lives of millions of others. About 15 percent of women and 13 percent of men 25 to 54 years old spend time caring for an older relative, according to the Labor Department. Among those 55 to 64, the share rises to one in five Americans. And 20 percent of these caregivers also have children at home."

The needs of older relatives remove women from the labor force in the United States far more than in other wealthy nations, at a cost to the economy.

08/31/2019

A new data analysis by ProPublica and the Urban Institute shows more than half of older U.S. workers are pushed out of longtime jobs before they choose to retire, suffering financial damage that is…

08/25/2019

My parents lived good lives and expected to die good deaths. They exercised daily, ate plenty of fruits and vegetables, and kept, in their well-organized files, boilerplate advance health directives. But when he was 79, my beloved and seemingly vigorous father came up from his basement study, put on...

08/20/2019

"Medicaid is already the biggest line item in most states' budgets — so as the need for long-term care grows, it will cost seniors, families, states and the federal government all at the same time."

As baby boomers age, long-term care is not just going to drain Medicare. It'll impact elders, families, and the government.