Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program

The need for long term care can happen at any time, not just in your later years, so making decisions about this type of care be difficult.

Twelve weeks of paid parental leave is the main attraction in the House-passed defense authorization bill, but it has a lot more for civilian federal employees.

When many people consider purchasing long term care insurance, which isn’t cheap, they weigh the odds and worry that they might not collect.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management wants to get rid of nearly 50 occupational series it says are not needed due to the evolution of work.

The Office of Personnel Management has launched Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program 3.0, a new plan option and rate structure designed to keep premium rates under control amid a rapidly changing market.

Federal News Network is soliciting your questions about your pay, benefits, retirement and other topics during the government shutdown.

Joan Melanson and Paul Forte of Long Term Care Partners will talk about the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program and other federal benefits available during this open season, including dental and vision insurance.

Crippling medical bills are the number one cause of bankruptcy in this country, but federal workers can avoid financial ruin — if they pay attention to open season.

The Office of Personnel Management’s inspector general says the agency needs a contingency plan to address risks in the long-term care insurance market.

It’s good news for feds who won’t be facing a 188 percent premium hike in their long-term care insurance like Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.