WASHINGTON (AP) — A troubled long-term care plan in President Barack Obama's health overhaul has suffered another setback.
A ruling Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office makes it easier for GOP opponents to seek repeal of the CLASS Act, which was supposed to provide affordable long-term care insurance. Last Friday, the Obama administration announced the program would not go forward, saying it was financially unsustainable — although the White House said Monday that it does not support repeal.
In its ruling, CBO said repealing CLASS would have no impact on the deficit.
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