by Peter Abbarno | Oct 4, 2023 | Elect Peter Abbarno
In September 2023, the Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Trust Commission held a meeting to vote on several recommended changes to the state’s new long-term care insurance program. Among the most controversial, the commission voted to recommend that the...
by Peter Abbarno | Apr 26, 2022 | Elect Peter Abbarno
In 2019, the Washington State Legislature passed the WA Cares Payroll Tax program along party lines that imposes a $0.58 per $100.00 to all W2 earnings. The long-term care program that HB 1087 created provides a $36,500 maximum benefit (approximately 6 months of long...