“In my thirties, I was diagnosed with breast cancer”
“Why would I plan for a situation that usually doesn’t happen until your 60s”
“How will I be taken care of enough to get back to work?”
“The reason I’m voting no on this initiative is because I have daughters who are at higher risk.”
“My worry is what every cancer patient’s worry is”
“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?”
Initiative would bankrupt state’s long term care program
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.
“WA Cares will fill the need that most of us have”
Kim Allen’s financial advisor recommended to her that she get private long-term care insurance. But when she applied, she was denied.
When Caring for Your Parents Comes at a Cost to Your Career
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.
“It’s a slap in the face to realize you are denied insurance”
“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.”
Setting the Record Straight
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.