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22 <br />discretionary funding. (The National Health Service Corps provides scholazships and loan repayments for medical <br />professionals who serve for a specified number of yeazs in a Health Professional Shortage Area.) <br />Is there an estimate on how many new primary care providers this additional funding will support? <br />The new funding for the National Health Service Corps will provide for an estimated 15,000 primary care providers in <br />azeas where there is a shortage of health care providers. <br />LOIIE Term Care <br />What are some of the provisions in the health reform law that help address long term care issues? <br />• In 2010, states will have new options for providing home and community-based services through a Medicaid state <br />plan rather than through a waiver for certain individuals <br />• In 2011, the State Balancing Incentive Program will be created in Medicaid to provide increased federal matching <br />payments for non-institutionally based long-term care services <br />• In 2011, the health reform law establishes a new voluntary long-term caze insurance program, the Community <br />Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) <br />• In 2011; the Community First Choice Option in Medicaid will be established, which will provide certain <br />individuals with disabilities with community-based attendant support services. <br />• Also, the law extends the Medicaid Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration program through <br />September 2016. <br />Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) <br />What is the CLASSAct program? <br />The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act program is a new voluntary long-term care <br />insurance program that provides a cash benefit to cover the costs of long-term Gaze services. Employers that elect to <br />participate in CLASS will be required to automatically enroll employees in the program; however employees have the <br />option to opt out of the program. <br />How will CLASS be funded? <br />CLASS will be funded by beneficiary premiums which will be collected through a voluntary payroll deduction. The <br />Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the average monthly premium would be about $123. <br />How do individuals become eligible for CLASS? <br />Individuals who opt to pay the CLASS premiums will be eligible for benefits through the program after contributing for at <br />least five years, if they have a disability that is expected to last for at least 90 days and also meet the other eligibility <br />criteria established by the Department of Health and Human Services. <br />What types of benefits will be available through CLASS? <br />For individuals who choose to participate, CLASS provides a daily cash benefit to individuals who develop limitations in <br />performing a number of basic activities of daily living. Recipients decide how to use the benefit, and it is intended to <br />supplement family care, personal savings and private insurance to pay the cost of care needed. <br />How much will the CLASS cash benefit be? <br />The amount of the benefit will vary depending on level of disability, but the amount cannot average less than $50 per day <br />and there will not be any lifetime limits. <br />16 <br />