Washington’s Long-Term Care Program Nears Liftoff

Washington’s long-term care program nears liftoff

A year from now, Washington will launch the nation’s first full-scale effort to help the state’s workforce afford long-term care and services as they age. Read more...

Washington’s long-term care program nears liftoff • Washington State Standard

(Getty Images)A year from now, Washington will launch the nation’s first full-scale effort to help the state’s workforce afford long-term care and services as they age. Etched into law in 2019, the public long-term care insurance program known as WA Cares survived an attempt to torpedo it at the ballot box last year. Already, $2 billion in tax collections have been banked in the program’s trust fund through the end of March. Lawmakers continue t…

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Washington’s Long-Term Care Program Nears Liftoff

OLYMPIA, WA – A year from now, Washington will launch the nation’s first full-scale effort to help the state’s workforce afford long-term care and services as they age. Etched into law in 2019, the public long-term care insurance program known as WA Cares survived an attempt to torpedo it at the ballot box last year. Already, $2 billion in tax collections have been banked in the program’s trust fund through the end of March. Lawmakers continue t…