Long-term care insurance: myths and facts.
Paying for major long-term care services for a sick or disabled family member can impoverish a family very quickly. To avert this possibility, approximately three million U.S. families have purchased long-term care insurance (LTCI) from private insurance companies in the last decade. Is this an option for people with...

Learn the basics of financial planning.
Byline: Jamie Hazel No matter your income or net worth, everyone can benefit from taking a closer look at their finances and following these basic principles of financial planning. To start off, all you need is the desire to improve your personal financial situation. Establish...

BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People Steve Tannen has joined ESPN Radio KSCR, 1320 AM, as the host of a new live and local sports talk show. Tannen has worked in sports-talk radio in Eugene for 15 years. KSCR is owned and operated by Cumulus Broadcasting. ...

Plan smart for the long term: Medicaid changes you should know.
"MS isn't going to kill me," Anne Straub said (see the feature on MS awareness, page 15), "but I often think it will annoy me to death." She, like other Americans and especially those living with MS, is increasingly mindful of a possible need for long-term care. ...

Council: issues on aging call for presidential panel.
WASHINGTON -- The issues of aging, dementia, and long-term care merit formation of a presidential commission, the President's Council on Bioethics suggests in a new report. At its recent meeting in Washington, the commission heard from Greg Sachs, M.D., chief of the section of geriatrics at the...

The daily needs of people with MS--what research can do.
When we talk about MS research, most people immediately think about our search to find the cause and the cure. But there are other important research issues. People with MS often face significant obstacles related to everyday living. It is essential that we accumulate data on these problems if...

BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 8/3/2005): Michael Howard, a new hire at Satre Associates in Eugene, worked as a planning assistant for the city of Medford. An item in the Business Beat column Tuesday on Page B2 incorrectly reported his position. People Maryjo...

BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People Diamond Peak Media (Success FM 94.9 & 100.5) has hired the following new staff members: Brian Shaw, formerly a writer and producer and host of KLCC's Sunday @ Noon, is the new morning host. Felicia McLin, a junior at the University...

BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People Drs. Ian Choe and Deborah Lang, both physicians specializing in internal medicine, have joined PeaceHealth Medical Group's Hilyard Street clinic and are in practice as hospitalists at Sacred Heart Medical Center. Choe is a graduate of University of Iowa College of...

Can you afford long-term care? (Economic Observer).
THE CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA and the American Council of Life Insurers have released a survey which reveals that more than 80% of American workers have no long-term disability insurance or are covered inadequately. Naturally, most of these workers concluded that a disability would affect their finances adversely if...