The government has barely maintained its commitment to protect the NHS budget and increase spending over the next four years.
Research from National Friendly has revealed the severity of the escalating long term care issue, with most people unaware of their options.
IFAs are under-equipped to benefit from a looming explosion of interest in long term care products, says a market specialist.
Older people are overwhelmingly failing to plan for later life and haven't woken up to the impending care crunch, according to new research
Few people recognise the huge challenge of funding long-term care that faces them as greater responsibility is handed over by the State, warns Swiss Re.
The Life & Longevity Markets Association ("LLMA") is proposing a standardised framework for longevity indices.
The cost to the State of people running out of funds to meet their long term care costs will treble to £2.75bn in England alone over the next 20 years, according to Partnership.
The Government has announced a policy of cutting across all departments. Peter Barnett assesses what this regime of a thousand cuts means for the protection and health intermediary
The Government Commission on the funding of care and support long-term should not consider paying for long term (LTC) care solely through general taxation a think tank has found.
Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, has set out terms of reference for the Commission on the Funding of Care and Support.