Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Summary
What are the CLASS provisions for benefit determination, eligibility, enrollment, oversight, and administration of the program? This report discusses these issues as well as cost and financing for LTC services and the current market for private LTC insurance. Federal budget implications of the CLASS program, as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office and the CMS are explored. Finally, the report provides a timeline of CLASS program provisions enacted
under PPACA.
under PPACA.
Topics
Types/Tools
Populations
Sources
Congressional Research Service
Programs/Initiatives
States
Keywords
voluntary LTC insurance; Title XXXII; Public Health Service Act; PHSA; HHS; premiums; cash benefit; advocacy services; advice and assistance counseling; accessing and coordinating LTC services; subsidies
Contact
Janemarie
Mulvey
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jmulvey@crs.loc.gov