Explains how not only to navigate the selection and application process but also how to protect yourself, your dignity, and your privacy Long-term care insurance is rapidly becoming one of the most important financial issues facing not only seniors, but also their children and g…
"Since the 1960s, America's policymaking system has transitioned from one in which leaders like Lyndon Johnson could simply disparage the concept of budget projections to one in which policymakers consciously manipulate cost estimates. Paradoxically, the very safeguards put in p…
This edited volume proposes a review of the Long-Term Care insurance; this issue is addressed both from a global point of view, (through a presentation of the risk of dependence associated with the aging of the population) and an actuarial point of view, (with the presentation o…
This edited volume proposes a review of the Long-Term Care insurance; this issue is addressed both from a global point of view, (through a presentation of the risk of dependence associated with the aging of the population) and an actuarial point of view, (with the presentation o…
Overview: Medicare is an important source of health-care coverage for almost all Americans aged 65 and over. It can also be one of the most confusing subjects with which citizens must contend. Among the first books to examine the impact of the 2010 health-care reforms on the pro…
One of the most important moves an American can make to secure the future is to apply for a Medicare card. Yet, few subjects have engendered, or continue to engender, as much controversy as this 45-year-old program. What do we need to know about Medicare now? What do we need to …
In its descent from cabinets of curiosities to museums, the exhibition of knowledge is shifted from inclusiveness to specialization. This evolution from the general to the specific is well-preserved in London’s Albertopolis. Where the ultimate cabinet - the Crystal Palace - once…