“WA Cares will fill the need that most of us have”

“I was born in Skagit Valley, and I am the typical Pacific Northwesterner who loves to enjoy all of the seasons of our region. I bike and I ski and I backpack and I surf my kayak. And as a healthy and fit person and former competitive rower, I was shocked to learn and to be rejected for private long-term care insurance.”

Kim Allen’s financial advisor recommended to her that she get private long-term care insurance. But when she applied, she was denied. For many people with pre-existing conditions all across Washington, WA Cares is the only way they can get long-term care benefits. Watch the interview with Kim.

“My financial advisor had made a suggestion that it could be helpful to obtain private insurance to protect my retirement assets. So when I applied and was rejected, I was just completely caught off guard. They made the decision to deny me because of a rare urological condition that I was born with but was surgically corrected in childhood.”