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No Referendum On Washington State’s Public Long-Term Care Insurance Program, But Chages Coming

An effort to repeal Washington State’s public long-term care insurance program failed to get enough signatures by the end-of-year deadline to make it on the November ballot. At the same time, Democrats, who control the state legislature, have introduced multiple bills aimed at delaying or revising the program. The state was scheduled to start collecting a mandatory 0.58 percent payroll [...]

By |2022-01-05T14:11:42-05:00January 5th, 2022|long term care reform|0 Comments

How Making Public Long-Term Care Insurance (Sort Of) Voluntary Created A Mess In Washington State

When Washington State legislators approved a public long-term care (LTC) insurance program in 2019, they made a last-minute change: Residents could opt out if they purchased private LTC coverage by Nov 1, 2021. Those who remained would pay an annual payroll tax surcharge of 0.58 percent starting next year and, in return, be eligible for a public LTC insurance benefit [...]

By |2021-10-06T15:09:24-04:00October 6th, 2021|long-term care insurance|0 Comments