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Will the New Congress Repeal the CLASS Act?

There is lots of quiet speculation in Washington about the fate of the CLASS Act in the wake of the huge Republican 2010 election day victory. Will CLASS be repealed? Will it be changed in any major way? My best guess is that CLASS--the national voluntary long-term care insurance program passed as part of the 2010 health reform law--will neither be repealed nor fundamentally [...]

By |2010-11-03T14:48:50-04:00November 3rd, 2010|Health reform, long term care reform, long-term care insurance|0 Comments
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Alzheimer’s Screening and Long Term Care Insurance

What will our growing ability to identify Alzheimer's Disease years before a patient shows full symptoms mean for the U.S. system of voluntary long-term care insurance? The New York Times reported this week that a new test using spinal fluid can accurately identify Alzheimer's a decade before it becomes full-blown. With some patient groups, the technique--which is already commercially available--can identify future onset of the [...]

By |2010-08-11T15:13:39-04:00August 11th, 2010|long-term care insurance|0 Comments
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