“Letter to Gov. Inslee Objecting to the WA Cares Fund”

Letter to Gov. Inslee Objecting to the WA Cares Fund,” from businesses and organizations representing industry, local governments and labor unions across the state

 

 

 

Quote:

“Changes to the [WA Cares Fund] establishing legislation over the last two legislative sessions have created a program that is unclear, insolvent, and does not address the actual long-term care needs of all Washington state residents. The below listed businesses and organizations representing industry, local governments, and labor unions across the state support the goal of giving Washington residents options to provide for long-term care. However, the current status of the LTSST [Long-Term Services and Supports Trust] program does not provide options but instead creates obstacles. We encourage you to convene bipartisan legislative leadership to discuss and consider pausing the implementation of collection of the payroll tax beginning Jan. 1, 2022, so that the listed concerns can be addressed, and a program can be developed that provides options to Washingtonians.”

 

 

 

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

The signatories to this cry of opposition include Amazon, Alaska Airlines, Google, Microsoft, PEMCO Insurance, and Windermere among scores more of the state’s biggest companies. We thank Center friend and member Stephen Forman of corporate-member LTC Associates for tipping us to this letter.