Mr Gore's scheme would cover all 11.7m who lack such cover, largely because of the plans' different levels of premiumsubsidy and catastrophic coverage.
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 premiumsubsidy 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.