New Article from Dick Kaplan

Our dear friend and elder law prof rock star Dick Kaplan from U. of Illinois College of Law  (a/k/a Richard L. Kaplan, Peer and Sarah Pedersen Professor of Law) has written a new article, “Desperate Retirees: The Perplexing Challenge of Covering Retirement Health Care Costs in a YOYO World” which is published in volume 20  Connecticut Insurance Law Journal 443.  (The volume also features an article by another elder law prof rock star, Larry Frolik). Dick provided me with the abstract

A retiree’s single largest and most unpredictable expense is paying for health care, and this article explains the various choices and options that a retiree confronts regarding that expense. The article examines the traditional components of Medicare (Parts A and B), prescription drug plans (Medicare Part D), Medigap coverage, and managed care alternatives, as well as long-term care insurance. Each section addresses the financial trade-offs and time-sensitive decisions that are involved.

His paper is also available here on SSRN. Rock on Dick!