Genworth: If you like Fast and Convenient, Check This Out

If you like Fast and Convenient, Check This Out. Get Delivered! Genworth now offers ePolicy Delivery as part of our eSuite of new business tools. ePolicy Delivery makes the sales experience even faster and more convenient for you and your clients! ePolicy Delivery reduces cycle times from policy approval to delivery from weeks to days so your clients get covered sooner and you get paid faster. Getting started is simple. Want more? Check it out or call Genworth’s internal sales desk at 800-354-6902   If you like Fast and Convenient, Check This Out   #goldencareagent #genworth
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Categories: Genworth, Industry News, and Long-Term Care.

Coming Soon — New Format for Broker Compensation Statements

The Broker Compensation Statements will soon be available in Excel format as well as in the current PDF format you receive today. This change will enable you to use the Excel format in a manner that fits into your business needs. We are currently working on the final touches and will notify you when the new Excel format is available. Stay tuned!   Coming Soon — New Format for Broker Compensation Statements   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Critical Illness, Dental, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

(Legacy) Rate Adjustments Effective May 1, 2018 – AZ, HI, OK

Long-Term Care insurance (LTCi) is a core product for Mutual of Omaha and we intend to remain a key player in this market for years to come. In order to fulfill this commitment, we actively monitor emerging industry trends as well as our own experience so we can make the adjustments necessary that will allow us to keep our promises to policyholders and remain competitive in the marketplace. For this reason, we will be implementing the following rate adjustments effective May 1, 2018: Block of Business Impacted States NHA, LTA, HCA, LT50 & NH50 Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma     For
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Categories: Long-Term Care and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Rate Adjustments Effective May 1, 2018 – HI

Long-Term Care insurance (LTCi) is a core product for Mutual of Omaha and we intend to remain a key player in this market for years to come. In order to fulfill this commitment, we actively monitor emerging industry trends as well as our own experience so we can make the adjustments necessary that will allow us to keep our promises to policyholders and remain competitive in the marketplace. For this reason, we will be implementing the following rate adjustments effective May 1, 2018: Block of Business Impacted States LTC04I Hawaii     For a complete rate history, see the state
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Categories: Long-Term Care and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

“Michigan inching toward privatization of long-term care”

“Michigan inching toward privatization of long-term care,” by Kimberly Marselas, McKnight’s LTC News Quote: “Michigan is laying the groundwork to privatize its $2.8 billion Medicaid nursing home and long-term care services. A brief proposal included in the state’s 2017-2018 budget calls on the Department of Health and Human Services to ‘explore the implementation of a managed care long-term support service’ by July 1. … At least 22 states are exploring ways to integrate long-term care services into their Medicaid programs to reduce costs, increase services and improve quality, according to a report issued by the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation.”
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Categories: Industry News and Long-Term Care.

“Managed Care Payments Continue to Squeeze Skilled Nursing Providers”

“Managed Care Payments Continue to Squeeze Skilled Nursing Providers,” by John Yedinak, Skilled Nursing News Quote: “As the shift to value-based payments and managed care grows, data shows that skilled nursing providers are seeing revenue per patient under these agreements slide as the patient mix increases. … While the rates providers are receiving from these types of contracts varies, most expect to take a 25% hit from what they would have received under traditional fee-for-service models, according to Marc Zimmet, managing director at Greystone and Zimmet Healthcare.” LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform): One more way
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Categories: Industry News and Long-Term Care.

“Future Retirees Will Be More Vulnerable to Market Shocks: CRR”

“Future Retirees Will Be More Vulnerable to Market Shocks: CRR,” by Bernice Napach, ThinkAdvisor Quote: “Financial assets are expected to play an increasingly larger role as a source for retirees’ income, which increases their financial fragility, according to the Center for Retirement Research. In its latest report ‘Will the Financial Fragility of Retirees Increase?”’ CRR notes that the ‘increased dependence on financial assets’ makes retirees more vulnerable to market downturns, especially if they have inadequate savings.” LTC Comment (from Damon V. Moses, Administrative Coordinator, Center for Long-Term Care Reform): All the more reason for future retirement planners to use some
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Categories: Industry News and Long-Term Care.

“Planning Smart for Your Clients’ Senior Caregiving Duties”

“Planning Smart for Your Clients’ Senior Caregiving Duties,” by Brian O’Connell, InsuranceNewsNet Quote: “Investment advisors who really want to help clients maintain a healthy cash flow plan need to address a burgeoning issue – the financial burden of caregiving for seniors. ‘While some may make a living caring for others, millions of caregivers nationwide provide services that go unpaid — most notably, folks who care for family members in need,’ SCAN Health Plan stated in a recent report. ‘While it’s clear that caregiving can take an emotional toll on those who provide it, the financial toll is often overlooked.’ “A
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Categories: Industry News and Long-Term Care.

“Will This 1 Expense Prevent You From Living Your Dream Retirement?”

“Will This 1 Expense Prevent You From Living Your Dream Retirement?,” by Maurie Backman, The Motley Fool Quote: “Countless workers look forward to retirement and the carefree lifestyle with which it’s often associated. Unfortunately, 28% of today’s seniors say life is worse in retirement, and part of that sentiment boils down to financial woes. Of course, the fact that many seniors today are struggling financially isn’t shocking, especially given the number of folks who entered retirement with inadequate savings. But while some of that is a function of negligence and perhaps an overreliance on Social Security, a big reason why
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Categories: Industry News and Long-Term Care.

“FDA Sets the Stage for Earlier-Stage Alzheimer’s Treatments”

“FDA Sets the Stage for Earlier-Stage Alzheimer’s Treatments,” by Zack’s Equity Research, NASDAQ Quote: “The FDA has proposed new guidelines, which are aimed at lowering the clinical study goals of Alzheimer’s disease drugs for treating earlier-stage patients who have not yet displayed functional disability or clinical abnormality. This strategy, part of FDA’s ongoing efforts to expand access to safe and effective treatment options for many serious conditions, suggests that the agency may be open to an accelerated approval process for such drugs. FDA’s proposed guidelines came in a week when major disappointments in the field were announced by companies developing drugs
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Categories: Industry News and Long-Term Care.