Washington’s Legislature is looking at a long-term care funding plan. Bipartisan legislation would create one year of long-term care insurance for Washington residents through a payroll deduction. Sarita Gupta, the co-director of Caring Across Generations, says this would help some 830-thousand family caregivers who are now caring for Baby Boomer parents. Gupta notes that Medicare doesn’t cover long-term care. The House Committee on Health Care and Wellness held a hearing on House Bill 2533 earlier this week. Hawaii has a similar program that supporters say helps keep healthcare costs down.
No decision for house bill 2533 has been reached at the date of this article.
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