3.0.0 1602 2023-01-13T04:50:20Z 2023-01-13T04:50:20Z Senate S S 2005-07-29 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-07-29T23:22:23Z 2005-07-29 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2005-07-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9520-9523) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2005-07-29 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-07-29 True Health Administrative procedure Caregivers Commerce Community health services Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Department of Health and Human Services Drugs Employee health benefits Excise tax Families Finance and Financial Sector Flexible benefit plans Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health insurance portability Home care services Income tax Insurance premiums Interstate relations Labor and Employment Law Long-term care Long-term care insurance Medicaid Medicare Mental health services Nursing homes Prescription pricing Social Welfare State laws Tax credits Tax deductions Tax exclusion Taxation Welfare eligibility Welfare waivers Health 00 2005-07-29 Introduced in Senate 2005-10-21T22:05:13Z Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to disregard benefits paid under long-term care insurance for purposes of determining Medicaid eligibility.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish specified additional consumer protections with respect to long-term care insurance policies, based on the October 2000 National Association of Insurance Commissioners model regulations.

Amends SSA title XIX to permit the expansion of long-term care partnership insurance policies to all states.

Requires all new partnership policies to be Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Policies.

Directs the Secretary to set standards for reciprocity to provide for the portability of long-term care partnership policies from one partnership state to another partnership state.

Directs the Secretary to establish a National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a deduction from gross income for eligible long-term care premiums paid during the taxable year; and (2) a tax credit to help cover long-term care expenses.

Provides that no gain or loss shall be recognized on the exchange of a qualified long-term care insurance contract for another qualified long-term care insurance contract.

Amends SSA title XIX to provide states with a new option to offer home and community-based services to Medicaid-eligible individuals without obtaining a federal waiver.

Directs the Secretary to issue regulations removing administrative barriers under Medicare (SSA title XVIII) and Medicaid that impede the offering of integrated acute and long-term care services, which combine acute, home and community-based, nursing facility and mental health services, and coverage of prescription drugs, into a single model of care for individuals who are dually eligible for such programs.

Directs the Secretary to make recommendations to Congress for removal of statutory barriers to the offering of such integrated services.

]]> Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act of 2005 Display Title Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to disregard benefits paid under long-term care insurance for purposes of determining medicaid eligibility, to expand long-term care insurance partnerships between States and insurers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, the use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs, to establish home and communitybased services as an optional medicaid benefit, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-07-29T04:00:00Z 2005-07-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.