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Few Americans took notice when Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced that the CLASS Act cannot be implemented. The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, a program to defray the cost of long-term care, was part of the health care reform legislation. The program was to offer working adults an opportunity to purchase affordable long-term care insurance. The CLASS program had to be self-sustaining, i.e., the insurance premiums collected had to cover the costs of the services provided. The program was shelved because the department was unable to develop an affordable plan that was financially viable.
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