“Why would I plan for a situation that usually doesn’t happen until your 60s”

“The reason I’m voting no on this initiative is because I have daughters who are at higher risk.”

“What if I’m doing great today and a year from now I’m not. What if I need assistive devices? What if I need additional surgeries?”

To those who say “why should I pay into something that doesn’t affect me?” – consider the implications that cutting funding for long term care coverage will have on our entire community.

Kim Allen’s financial advisor recommended to her that she get private long-term care insurance. But when she applied, she was denied.

Tens of millions of Americans are straining under the burden of two jobs: the work they’re paid to do, and the task of providing care for older family members.

What they know, but aren’t saying, is that leading experts on long term care financing - including the insurance industry itself - say that I-2124 would bankrupt the program.

“When someone has a preexisting condition like mine that I was born with, or like cancer that they overcame, it is a slap in the face to realize that you are denied private insurance even if you wanted it.”

I was shocked when I was denied a policy due to a pre-existing condition,

Washington’s new long-term care benefit program is a game changer, giving us choices and room to breathe during what can be the most vulnerable, stressful time of their lives. That’s why I was so upset to hear that some mega millionaire from California bankrolled Initiative 2124.

Women make up the majority of unpaid supportive caregivers. The burden of unpaid care falls disproportionately on women, with devastating effects on their health, well-being and careers.

Markos was a nurse when he had a massive stroke at 47. I-2124 will harm people like Markos who want to live with dignity in their own homes.

“I’m an avid golfer, I cook healthy meals and I walk my dog several times a day. But when I was 19 years old, I was diagnosed with lupus.”

Younger generations will either have to pay higher taxes to cover the ballooning costs of Medicaid, or care will have to be rationed, which could hurt older adults and people with disabilities.

MIT Professor Marc Cohen explains how I-2124 will kill the nation’s first program to address the long-term crisis.

A Defend WA Spokesperson explains how I-2124 will hurt hard working Washingtonians on KOMO-ARC.

I-2124 is likely to blow up Washington’s long-term care benefits program’s finances, according to policy experts and a recent analysis.

A new report says Washington consumers find lots of problems with their long-term care insurance including high premiums.

News Release: Analysis of Consumer Complaints Shows the Pitfalls of the Private For Profit Insurance Market

“I believe [I-2124] will basically end the WA Cares program by making it financially unfeasible for the State.”