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        <fullName>Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to request the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to issue a white paper with its results from the following activities: (1) review and describe disclosure requirements for long-term care insurance policies under the long-term care insurance model regulation and model act promulgated by NAIC (as adopted as of October 2000 and December 2006), (2) review and describe disclosure requirements for long-term care insurance policies under state laws, (3) review and describe differences in long-term care services among states and develop a standardized definition of long-term care services, and (4) identify and describe key issues to consider in the development of a proposed model form for marketing long-term care insurance policies.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary to request NAIC to: (1) establish a Working Group to develop and issue a model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies, and (2) amend the model regulation and model act to require the use of such form.</p> <p>Requires the Secretaries of the Treasury and HHS to promulgate regulations requiring issuers of a qualified long-term care insurance contract under certain tax-qualified or Medicaid Partnership policies to use the model form for marketing such contracts.</p> <p>Directs each state to require any issuer of a long-term care insurance policy to use the model form for marketing a policy. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 2012</title>
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