More recently, he suggested that the government give those over 65 a fixed subsidy to spend on private health insurance, rather than paying for their care directly.

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Some of their proposed design changes strayed far from the original CLASS design, which would have made it possible for nearly everyone who worked to enroll, included a premium subsidy for students and others with low incomes, charged a fixed premium, and paid a lifetime benefit for those who were unable to care for theselves.

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