{"id":3663,"date":"2023-12-28T21:22:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T21:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wecareforwacares.org\/press-releases\/senate-passes-bill-with-bipartisan-vote-to-strengthen-and-expand-washington-long-term-care-wa-cares-coverage-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T21:26:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T21:26:07","slug":"initiative-filed-to-repeal-long-term-care-benefits-for-more-than-3-million-working-washingtonians","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/wecareforwacares.org\/es\/press-releases\/initiative-filed-to-repeal-long-term-care-benefits-for-more-than-3-million-working-washingtonians\/","title":{"rendered":"Initiative Filed To Repeal Long Term Care Benefits For More Than 3 Million Working Washingtonians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DECEMBER 28, 2023<br>Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:Kristin@PercussionStrategic.com\">Contact.Us@wecareforwacares.com<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wecareforwacares.org\/for-reporters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Media Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-d1f13c1\" data-block-id=\"d1f13c1\"><style>.stk-d1f13c1{margin-top:-20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important}.stk-d1f13c1 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{background:var(--nv-secondary-accent) !important;height:2px !important;width:100% !important}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Initiative Filed To Repeal Long Term Care Benefits For More Than 3 Million Working Washingtonians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Olympia, WA: <\/strong>A mega-millionaire\u2019s self-funded campaign just filed an initiative to the legislature (I-2124)\u00a0 that would in effect repeal WA Cares, a long-term care benefit for more than <a href=\"https:\/\/wecareforwacares.org\/for-reporters\/\">3 million working Washingtonians<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In just 31 months, WA Cares Funds will be available to working Washingtonians should they need help with daily living activities as they age or experience a debilitating car accident, cancer or pregnancy complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WA Cares is widely supported by health and services organizations like AARP Washington, MS Society, Lupus Foundation, Alzheimer&#8217;s Association, Washington Health Care Association, and other members of the <a href=\"http:\/\/wecareforwacares.org\">We Care For WA Cares<\/a> coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jessica Gomez, campaign manager of We Care For WA Cares,<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cMillions of working Washingtonians are counting on the WA Cares Fund to help pay for their care in case of injury, illness, or age. By effectively repealing WA Cares, this initiative would force workers to choose between depleting their savings to qualify for Medicaid, or betting on long-term care insurance only the wealthiest can afford.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>70% of us will wind up needing long-term care\u2014like help with meals, chores, and daily tasks \u2013 at some point in our lives as a result of an injury, illness, disease or the normal challenges that can come with age. If this initiative passes, working Washingtonians will no longer have access to an affordable guaranteed benefit they can tap to help pay for home care, home modifications, and other long-term care support when they need it. The vast majority of workers can\u2019t afford private long term care insurance, or would be denied a policy because they have a pre-existing condition, <a href=\"https:\/\/wecareforwacares.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ImpactReport.WeCareforWACares.523.pdf\">according to this analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Julie Sparkman, a working mother in the Spokane area<\/strong> expressed her disappointment about the attack on WA Cares:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cTwo years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer. I\u2019ve been working since I was young and had never been really sick in my life. A diagnosis is enough to deal with by itself. When you add the financial stress of lost income and no way to pay for care, the stress skyrockets. WA Cares will be a game changer in the years ahead when we face the inevitable challenges life throws our way, and I am so disappointed to see anti-worker special interests try to take it away.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wecareforwacares.org\/for-reporters\/\">More information about WA Cares for reporters.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olympia, WA: Senators in Olympia voted 34 &#8211; 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.\u00a0Julie Sparkman, a working mother in the Spokane area expressed her support<span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wecareforwacares.org\/es\/press-releases\/initiative-filed-to-repeal-long-term-care-benefits-for-more-than-3-million-working-washingtonians\/\"> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1193,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"full-width","neve_meta_container":"contained","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"on","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"[\"content\"]","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3663","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Initiative Filed To Repeal Long Term Care Benefits For More Than 3 Million Working Washingtonians | We Care for WA Cares<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wecareforwacares.org\/press-releases\/initiative-filed-to-repeal-long-term-care-benefits-for-more-than-3-million-working-washingtonians\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Initiative Filed To Repeal Long Term Care Benefits For More Than 3 Million Working Washingtonians | We Care for WA Cares\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"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. 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