Long-Term Care Coverage Headed for Change in California

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Long-Term Care Coverage Headed for Change in California

By George Lauer, California Healthline

May 6, 2010

California's long-term care system -- some would call it a "non-system" -- is poised for change. How that change comes about and what the new system might look like will depend in large part on a race between two potential "game changers:" a new long-term insurance program in the national health care reform law and a huge demographic bubble of baby boomers hurtling toward old age.

A portion of the health reform legislation -- the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act -- creates a national, voluntary insurance program to pay participants a cash benefit if they develop functional limitations or disabilities -- scenarios that become more likely for all of us, the longer we live. The intent of the CLASS Act is to increase the ... http://the-insurance.ucoz.com/news/california_long_term_care/2013-06-17-3518