CLASS Act

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The CLASS Act was a U.S. federal program, created under the Affordable Care Act, intended to provide voluntary, government-run long-term care insurance for adults with disabilities or chronic conditions.

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instanceOf United States federal program ⓘ
long-term care insurance program ⓘ
provision of the Affordable Care Act ⓘ
administeredBy Secretary of Health and Human Services ⓘ
administrativeAgency U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
benefitType cash benefit for long-term services and supports ⓘ
controversy concerns about adverse selection ⓘ
concerns about long-term solvency ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
coverageType long-term care ⓘ
dateEnacted 2010-03-23 ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement age 18 or older ⓘ
functional limitation expected to last at least 90 days ⓘ
payment of premiums for a minimum vesting period ⓘ
enactedAsPartOf Affordable Care Act ⓘ
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ⓘ
linked to: Affordable Care Act
enactedBy 111th United States Congress ⓘ
fullName Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act ⓘ
fundingMechanism no taxpayer-funded subsidies intended ⓘ
participant premiums ⓘ
implementationDecision deemed actuarially unsustainable ⓘ
implementationHaltedBy U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
implementationHaltedDate 2011-10-14 ⓘ
intendedBeneficiaries adults with chronic conditions ⓘ
adults with disabilities ⓘ
working adults ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
keyOfficialInImplementation Kathleen Sebelius ⓘ
languageOfStatute English ⓘ
legalForm federal statute provision ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
participation voluntary enrollment ⓘ
policyGoal provide financial protection against long-term care costs ⓘ
reduce reliance on Medicaid for long-term care ⓘ
support community living for people with disabilities ⓘ
programType government-run insurance program ⓘ
voluntary insurance program ⓘ
relatedConcept long-term services and supports ⓘ
private long-term care insurance ⓘ
relatedLegislation Medicaid ⓘ
Medicare ⓘ
repealDate 2013-01-02 ⓘ
repealedBy American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ⓘ
replacedInPolicyDebateBy Commission on Long-Term Care ⓘ
signedIntoLawBy Barack Obama ⓘ
status never implemented ⓘ
repealed ⓘ
titleOfLaw Title VIII of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ⓘ
linked to: Title VIII

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