We Care for WA Cares: Press Releases
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Seattle, WA – Today Washington Governor Jay Inslee joined State Representative Nicole Macri, home care workers, family caregivers, and advocates for patients and consumers to celebrate Washington’s long term care benefit. Known as the WA Cares Fund, this new state benefit has been expanded and improved to cover near retirees and allow workers to keep their benefits even if they… Read full press release
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Olympia – Washington State lawmakers are acting to add portability – the most commonly requested change – to Washington’s long term care benefit for an estimated 3.5 million workers. HB 2467 has been approved by the House and was just sent to the Senate floor by the Rules Committee. The measure will implement a key recommendation from the state’s Long-Term… Read full press release
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Olympia, WA: Senators in Olympia voted 34 – 15 to strengthen and expand long term care benefits for the more than 3 million working Washingtonians currently participating in WA Cares. SB 6072 passed with bipartisan support. Another bill, HB 2467, to also expand long term care coverage, is expected to move through the House this week. Julie Sparkman, a working mother… Read full press release
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Olympia, WA: Senators in Olympia voted 34 – 15 to strengthen and expand long term care benefits for the more than 3 million working Washingtonians currently participating in WA Cares. SB 6072 passed with bipartisan support. Another bill, HB 2467, to also expand long term care coverage, is expected to move through the House this week. Julie Sparkman, a working mother… Read full press release
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Washington State – At a news briefing today, disease, health, worker, and consumer organizations representing 1.5 million Washingtonians celebrated the launch of the WA Cares Fund, a first-in-the-nation public long term care benefit for workers. In July, more than 3 million workers in Washington will begin building their new long term care benefits. A recording of the briefing can be found here. Workers… Read full press release