Members of the full House Energy and Commerce Committee today voted 33-17 to endorse H.R. 1173, a bill that could officially kill off the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS) program.
The bill was introduced by Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La.
The CLASS Act was added to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 partly in honor off Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who worked for years to create a universal long-term care benefits program.
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Allison Bell
Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.
