Los Angeles, CA, December 19, 2021 –(PR.com)– The Washington State long-term care program was put on hold today according to information shared by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.
“Governor Inslee and the state’s legislative leaders agreed to delay the WA Cares payroll tax on employees,” shared Jesse Slome, director of the organization. Slome was sharing updates with information with insurance professionals who market long-term care insurance solutions.
“The stated reasoning is a desire to give legislators the opportunity to make refinements to the new program,” Slome explained. “However, I’ve seen this play before and I’d say they are gauging consumer anger at being taxed.”
Slome noted that a national long-term care insurance program was included and passed in 2010 as part of the federal Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). “While it was passed and signed into law, it basically vanished from…
