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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CLASS Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal program
ⓘ
long-term care insurance program ⓘ provision of the Affordable Care Act ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of Health and Human Services
|
| administrativeAgency |
United States Department of Health and Human Services
ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Affordable Care Act ⓘ
surface form:
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
|
| enactedBy | 111th United States Congress ⓘ |
| fullName |
Title VIII Community Living Assistance Services and Supports
ⓘ
surface form:
Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act
|
| fundingMechanism |
no taxpayer-funded subsidies intended
ⓘ
participant premiums ⓘ |
| implementationDecision | deemed actuarially unsustainable ⓘ |
| implementationHaltedBy |
United States Department of Health and Human Services
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
|
| implementationHaltedDate | 2011-10-14 ⓘ |
| intendedBeneficiaries |
adults with chronic conditions
ⓘ
adults with disabilities ⓘ working adults ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Title VIII of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
|
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