Republicans lobby for CLASS repeal; aging groups push back
Nov 04, 2011
Senate Republicans are continuing to push for repeal of the CLASS Act.
CLASS Act only begins to address long-term care needs, panelists say
Jan 07, 2010
The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act would increase access to long-term care, but more actions need to be taken to overcome problems facing the field, according to panelists...
Sebelius praises CLASS Act
Jul 08, 2009
The Senate proposal to create a national long-term care disability insurance program Tuesday gained the key support of President Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Demise of CLASS boosted awareness of long-term care, says former actuary
Oct 26, 2011
Although all signs point to the CLASS Act being shelved indefinitely, the program’s former leader says the silver lining is the ongoing discussion about long-term care needs.
Providers outraged: ‘Gang of Six’ spending proposal would eliminate CLASS Act
Jul 20, 2011
Providers immediately ripped a new deficit-reduction proposal Tuesday that was announced by a bipartisan group of influential U.S. Senators and endorsed at least modestly by both the White House and some...
Setting premiums could present obstacle for CLASS Act implementation, expert says
Nov 17, 2010
The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, or the CLASS Act, which was created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, has a few hurdles to clear after the midterm elections...
LeadingAge: Don’t stop fighting for CLASS Act
Oct 18, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services may have shelved the CLASS long-term care benefit, but advocates of the program said mixed messages from the White House suggest otherwise. One major provider...
CLASS Act is far from dead, according to supporters
Oct 17, 2011
When the White House effectively killed the CLASS Act, the program’s most vocal advocates dug in their heels in hopes of resurrecting the long-term care insurance program.
CLASS caveats
By
Steve Moses
Apr 06, 2010
The CLASS Act is being touted as a progressive long-term care insurance solution. I have news for you: It’s not.
Talk of federal long-term care benefit won’t go away
Oct 21, 2011
If opponents of the CLASS Act think they’ve beaten down or somehow subdued chief advocate Larry Minnix or his LeadingAge members, they have another thing coming. Despite a week of roiling controversy...