Moving? WA’s Long-Term Care Benefits Go With You
WA’s long-term care benefit just got an important upgrade, but the program is also under threat
AARP of Washington’s Marguerite Ro and Dr. Charles Mayer laid out how Washingtonians can now take our benefits with us if we move out of state for work, family, or retirement in the Washington State Standard.
“This will have a big impact on anyone who lives and works in Washington state. Now, we’ll be able to keep our long-term care benefits, even if we leave the state for work, family, or retirement. Further paving the way for portability, 15 states are considering similar long-term care programs in response to the growing need.”
They go on to say “Don’t be fooled by misleading messages from those who intentionally crafted Initiative 2124 to sound like a reasonable change to make the program voluntary. According to experts and actuarial analysis, the true impact of the initiative would be to kill the program, taking benefits away from more than 3 million workers.”
