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Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 1999

Introduced: March 24, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Apr 12, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Apr 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 24, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 24, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a phased- in deduction (20 percent to 100 percent over five years) for eligible long-term care premiums paid on behalf of a taxpayer, spouse, or dependent.

Provides that such deduction shall: (1) not be part of the medical deduction; (2) not be available if used as part of the self-employed health insurance deduction; and (3) be available to nonitemizers and itemizers.

Reduces the earned income percentage for taxpayers without children.

Amends the Social Security Act, with respect to long-term care policy benefits, to exempt 75 percent of certain disregarded assets from State Medicaid recovery.

Directs the: (1) Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to inform the public about the financial risks and costs of long-term care costs, and the limited coverage provided under Medicaid and Medicare; and (2) Secretary of Labor to encourage employer-sponsored long-term coverage.

What's happening now April 12, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 1, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1261: Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1261/
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"H.R. 1261: Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1261/.
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H.R. 1261, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1261/.
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