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Long Term Care CLASS Act is Repealed 

Still No Relief in Sight for Long-Term Needs

 

By GARDINER HARRIS and ROBERT PEAR

Published: October 24, 2011

 

WASHINGTON — The law that many Americans had hoped would transform the nation’s dysfunctional system of long-term care for the swelling ranks of people with disabilities and dementia quietly died this month, a victim of its own weaknesses, a toxic political environment and President Obama’s re-election campaign focus on jobs…more

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As the result of the new long term care commission, more American citizens enjoy the benefits of Medicare and Medicaid.

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