“WA Cares Act Update: Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit, Holding Premiums Are State Taxes and Case Must Be Litigated in State Court—Court Notes State Constitutional Challenge Likely”

“Considering Hybrid Long-Term Care Insurance? Policy Differences To Understand Before Buying,” by Jesse Slome, Benzinga

 

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“WA Cares Act Update: Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit, Holding Premiums Are State Taxes and Case Must Be Litigated in State Court—Court Notes State Constitutional Challenge Likely,” by Davis Wright Tremaine, Lexology

 

 

LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform:

 

Voters twice rejected WA Cares at the ballot box. So they sued, but now federal court has slapped them down too. When will the powers-that-be take “no” for an answer? When the current batch is thrown out of office. Is the cavalry coming?