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For years, long-term care planning suffered from an awareness problem. Most people understood that aging could eventually require assistance, but few considered the financial implications until a parent, spouse, or close friend experienced the need firsthand. WA Cares has changed that dynamic.

WA Cares did more than create America’s first publicly funded long-term care insurance program. It changed the marketplace for long-term care planning. It did so by creating something that never existed before—a broad foundation upon which a new generation of private supplemental long-term care products could be built.

If you’re evaluating voluntary benefits in Washington, supplementing WA cares benefits should be on your radar.

There’s a window right now in Washington. Employees are aware. They’re asking questions. They’re trying to understand their WA Cares benefit and how SPLTCI can help.

WA Cares standardized the baseline. Now employers have a choice: Do nothing… or differentiate.