Tell your lawmakers to expand, not weaken, WA Cares!

A close up of a smiling Black couple hugging. On the left is a female-presenting person with a pink shirt and curly shoulder-length hair. On the right is a male-presenting person in a blue shirt. They know they'll be covered by the WA Cares Act if they ever need long-term care.

Tell your Lawmakers to expand WA Cares and make the funds PORTABLE.

70% of Washingtonians will wind up needing long-term care at some point in our lives. We’ll need help with things like meals, chores, and daily tasks.

Thanks to the WA Cares Fund, working Washingtonians can choose to use our benefits for homecare, medical equipment, home modifications, and more. WA Cares is a valuable worker benefit, and Washingtonians want to keep this benefit – no matter where we live.

Join thousands of other Washingtonians and tell lawmakers to strengthen and expand it so more people can receive these benefits!

Washington’s legislative session is in full swing in Olympia, and they are holding important hearings on bills to strengthen WA Cares.

More than 3 million working Washingtonians are relying on WA Cares to help pay for support in case of a serious car accident, cancer, complicated pregnancy, or dementia.

And we need your help! Tell your lawmakers to support SB 6072 and HB 2467 which will protect, strengthen, and expand WA Cares to provide even more support to working Washingtonians.

The truth is, 70% of Washingtonians will wind up needing long-term care as we age. These bills will help make WA Cares even stronger by:

Giving Us The Choice To Take Coverage With Us.
Washingtonians who have contributed to WA Cares would be able choose to continue their coverage even after moving out of state. This means that even though Washington is the first state in the nation with a program like WA Cares, we can count on our benefits no matter where we end up.
Letting Us Opt Back In.
Right now, more than 15,000 working Washingtonians want to opt back in to WA Cares benefits. Private long term care insurance policy premiums can rise by 50, 100, even 300% with no notice. Many workers have realized WA Cares is a crucial safety net, and allowing people to opt back in will strengthen WA Cares.
Creating A Supplemental Long Term Care Insurance Program. Our WA Cares benefits will grow with inflation, and for many of us, will be more than enough for the home modifications or help we need to stay in our homes. But some of us might need 24/7 care on a long term basis, or face progressive illnesses like Alzheimer’s. Expanding WA Cares to go along with a supplemental long term care insurance policy will make a huge difference.

Hear From Working Washingtonians Like Alyssa, And How The WA Cares Fund Will Help Her Family

The WA Cares Act ensures that working Washingtonians have access to affordable long-term care insurance, so we can get the care we need, when we need it. Learn about how people like Alyssa will be covered by WA Cares.

Alyssa, an advocate for the WA Cares Act, smiles and looks at the camera. She is a white woman in her 40s with tattoos on her arms and shoulder-length brown hair. She is wearing a purple shirt with white stripes on the sleeves and sitting with her hands crossed. On the table in front of her is a yellow tea kettle, a yellow mug, and a stack of books.