health care pROFESSIONALS against i-2124

Join WASHINGTON Doctors, NurseS, Other Health Care Profssionals In OPPOSING I-2124

I-2124 is opposed by nurses, doctors, health care providers, patient organizations, home health care workers, and organizations representing the millions of Washingtonians living with pre-existing conditions like Multiple Sclerosis, diabetes, or cancer.

Join doctors, nurses, and other health care providers by adding your name!

List of health care professional endorsers here.

don’t let i-2124 take away washington’s long-term care benefit

I-2124 will take away long-term care benefits from 85% of working Washingtonians

I-2124 will:

  • Harm people with pre-existing conditions by taking away the only long-term care benefit available to them – since they can’t get private long-term care insurance;

  • Take $8.1 billion from Washington’s long-term care benefits program, force premium hikes, and bankrupt the program for everyone;

  • Leave patients at the mercy of private long-term care insurance companies, which frequently deny benefits and increase premiums without warning;

  • Force patients to pay out of pocket for homecare, wheelchairs, ramps, and other long-term care expenses, or make them drain their savings, or sign over their homes, to qualify for Medicaid.

Today, Washingtonians have an affordable, guaranteed benefit to help cover the costs of long-term care: the WA Cares Fund.

70% of us will need help with daily living activities as a result of a serious injury, illness, disease or other challenge that can happen at any age - but the vast majority of us do not have a way to pay for long-term care expenses.

Washington’s long-term care benefit is a safety net, like Social Security or Medicare, set up to allow seniors, and disabled or severely ill adults to live with dignity and stability. Benefits start at $36,500 in 2026 (growing to as much as $60,000 in 20 years, indexed to inflation).

Benefits cover:

  • home care aide so you can stay in your own home

  • family member’s time caring for you

  • medical equipment, like wheelchairs, hospital beds, lifts, and more

  • home modifications, like ramps, grab bars, and other home modifications

  • residential care in facilities like assisted living, nursing homes, or adult daycare