Biomedical subjects

Janemarie Mulvey

Publications and source records attributed to Janemarie Mulvey.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2005

The importance of LTC insurance for the retirement security of the baby boomers.

Any discussion about the prospects of retirement security for the baby boomers must take into account the potentially devastating costs of future long-term care (LTC) services. Although the market for LTC insurance is growing, baby boomers' misperceptions about LTC persist, and the market for LTC insurance must be expanded. The author presents analysis showing that LTC insurance is affordable for the majority of workers, describes the current state of employer-sponsored LTC insurancebenefits and outlines policies to encourage LTC insurance.

Adult↗

PubMed2003

Retirement behavior and retirement plan designs: strategies to retain an aging workforce.

Certain retirement and retiree health plan design features trigger different retirement behaviors among top performers and low performers and among workers of different wage levels. However, previous research has revealed little of these effects. Using a unique data set, this article shows how specific design features affect workers' retirement behavior, allowing employers to focus on those most likely to influence the most productive workers to delay retirement.

Aged↗

PubMed2002

Long-term care financing: options for the future.

The aging of the baby boomers will have an enormous impact on the future of long-term care costs. This article projects the magnitude of that impact, discusses sources of financing, and considers the cost and feasibility of three options for financing future long-term care services. The authors investigate the alternatives of increasing personal savings, raising payroll taxes and expanding employer-sponsored private long-term care insurance coverage, respectively.

Adult↗