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The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (or CLASS Act) was a U.S. federal law, enacted as Title VIII of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The CLASS Act would have created a voluntary and public long-term care insurance option for employees,〔PriceWaterHouseCoopers. “The CLASS Act.” HRS Insight: Human Resource Services. 2010: 1-6. Web.〕〔Carney, Timothy (2011-02-28) (So, yeah, the health-care bill was really an awful piece of legislation that sent the revolving door spinning faster ), ''Washington Examiner''〕 but in October 2011 the Obama administration announced it was unworkable and would be dropped. The CLASS Act was repealed January 1, 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Watchdogs: CLASS still dead )〕 Under the Act the Department of Health and Human Services was to set the terms prior to implementation, but determined the program was not viable and could not go into effect.〔“Health Care Reform and LTC: CLASS Provisions.” LTC Newslink 1681. 2010: 1-5. Print.〕〔 〕 The CLASS Act had been "a key priority" of the late Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy.〔http://news.firedoglake.com/2011/10/14/obama-administration-nixes-the-class-act/〕 == Key provisions == Most of the terms were to be developed by the Department of Health and Human Services over several years. However, certain terms were set in statute: * Enrollees would have paid a monthly premium, through payroll deduction * Enrollees would have been covered on a guaranteed-issue basis * Enrollees would have been eligible for benefits after paying premiums for five years and having worked at least three of those years 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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