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  Quote service: Americans want LTCI

  By Allison Bell  |  January 30, 2013

  Many consumers think they should be doing more to plan for care costs, InsuranceQuotes.com finds.

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  Small businesses offering employee benefits dips to new low

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  January 28, 2013

  LIMRA finds only 47 percent of small businesses in the U.S. offer benefits to their employees.

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  Workers on group health tax break: Meh

  By Allison Bell  |  December 20, 2012

  Workers seem less interested in shopping for their own individual coverage.

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  LTC: Why don't they plan?

  By Allison Bell  |  November 13, 2012

  Genworth explores the barriers that keep consumers from preparing for long-term care needs.

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  TIAA-CREF: Most Americans don’t follow through on financial advice

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  October 25, 2012

  The survey observes that just one-third of Americans consistently take action after receiving financial advice.

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  Seniors resist switching Medicare plans, providers

  By Allison Bell  |  October 17, 2012

  To save money, they will use generics and get more checkups, Allsup finds.

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  EBRI: Consumers still confident about health care

  By Allison Bell  |  September 24, 2012

  U.S. adults seem a little more optimistic about access to group health coverage.

• More than half of mobile users avoid certain apps due to privacy concerns

  By Staff Writer  |  September 6, 2012

  Among app users, 57% have declined to install or uninstalled an app after finding out how much personal information it would collect.

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  NCOA: Near Retirees See LTC Planning Gap

  By Allison Bell  |  August 8, 2012

  Americans ages 70 and older seem much more confident about LTC costs than near retirees do.

• 7.6% of pregnant women drink (Atlantic)

  By Staff Writer  |  July 20, 2012

  Of the 13,880 pregnant women interviewed during the study, 1.4% reported binge drinking.