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The program known as WA Cares has its roots in the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Act (Trust Act), which the Washington state legislature passed in 2019. [3] WA Cares is a program is a first-in-the-nation program that provides coverage for long term care costs for Washingtonians, though with a lifetime maximum benefit that started at $36,500 (and whose cap was indexed to inflation).
Various news outlets have reported that most employers are only planning to increase salaries by an average of 4% in 2024, which is a slight decrease from the average raise in 2023 at about 4.3%.
Like the House budget, senators plan to cover the increase cost of health care premiums for those on the state health plan with $107.5 million. The state health plan cover state employees, retired ...
Workers should see larger paychecks starting in January 2024. Most workers’ pay raises will be processed “before the end of the calendar year,” wrote spokesperson Camille Travis in an email ...
As of September 24, 2024, the 45th district Democratic Party, the Clean and Prosperous America No on 2117 Committee, Defend Washington, Fuse Voters, the Green Jobs PAC, the No on 2117 PAC, Protect Washington, the SEIU 775 Ballot Fund, and the Stop Greed PAC are registered as opponents of the initiative. [17]
The Exchange sustainability is tied to three funding sources established in statute: (1) the existing 2 percent tax on health insurance premiums sold through Washington Healthplanfinder; (2) reimbursement for activities performed on behalf of Washington Apple Health (the state's Medicaid program), and; (3) an agreed upon carrier assessment. The ...
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Here we go again. Some lawmakers in Washington state will just not give up on their quest for a state-run single-payer health care system. Their latest attempt is Senate Bill 5233, “Developing ...