Title VIII Community Living Assistance Services and Supports

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Title VIII Community Living Assistance Services and Supports was a voluntary, federally administered long-term care insurance program created under the Affordable Care Act to help individuals with functional limitations finance community-based living and support services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States statute title
federal program
long-term care insurance program
administeredBy United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
surface form: Secretary of Health and Human Services

United States Department of Health and Human Services
surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
aimedAtReducing institutionalization of people with disabilities
reliance on Medicaid for long-term care
benefitType cash benefit
benefitUse community-based long-term services and supports
non-medical assistance for activities of daily living
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdByStatute Affordable Care Act
surface form: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
designConstraint required to be actuarially sound over 75 years
designedAs public option for long-term care insurance
designFeature automatic enrollment with opt-out for workers in participating employers
lifetime cash benefit for eligible enrollees
eligibilityRequirement functional limitation in activities of daily living
minimum work history requirement
payment of premiums for a minimum number of years
enactedBy 111th United States Congress
enactedIn 2010
fundingModel self-financed through premiums
fundingRestriction no taxpayer funds for benefits
hasAcronym CLASS Act
legalForm federal law
legislativeBody United States Congress
partOf Affordable Care Act
surface form: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
policyArea disability policy
health care reform
long-term services and supports
programStatus never fully implemented
purpose to help individuals with functional limitations finance community-based living
to provide long-term care insurance
to support independent living for people with disabilities and chronic conditions
relatedConcept community-based services and supports
long-term care insurance
relatedProgram Medicaid
surface form: Medicaid long-term services and supports
repealedBy American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
repealedIn 2013
signedIntoLawBy Barack Obama
signedIntoLawOn 2010-03-23
suspendedBy United States Department of Health and Human Services
surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
suspensionReason concerns about actuarial and financial sustainability
targetPopulation individuals with functional limitations
working adults
titleNumberWithinACA Title VIII
voluntaryOrMandatory voluntary

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Affordable Care Act containsTitle Title VIII Community Living Assistance Services and Supports
CLASS Act fullName Title VIII Community Living Assistance Services and Supports
this entity surface form: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act
Title VIII establishes Title VIII Community Living Assistance Services and Supports
this entity surface form: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports program