Yesterday, Fox News reported on a provision in the healthcare reform bill that somehow got through without anyone noticing. According to the article:
"The Class Act, otherwise known as the Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act, is the federal government's first long-term care insurance program.
"Under-reported and the under the radar of most lawmakers, the program will allow workers to have an average of roughly $150 or $240 a month, based on age and salary, automatically deducted from their paycheck to save for long-term care.
"The Congressional Budget Office expects the government will collect $109 billion in premiums by 2019."
Here comes another bureaucracy. The deductions could begin as early as 2012. After a five-year period, participants would be able to use the money for in-home care.
This is one of many things buried in the 2000+ page bill that no one had time to read before it was passed. I would also like to mention that Congress is not covered by the healthcare reform act they just passed--it will not impact their healthcare insurance at all. We have created a political class that is immune from the laws that they are passing. That was not what our founding fathers intended.
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