Measure on the ballot in the 2024 Washington General Election in Washington.
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Get StartedThis measure would amend state law establishing a state long term care insurance program to provide that employees and self-employed people must elect to keep coverage under RCW 50B.04, allow employees to opt-out of coverage under RCW 50B.04 at any time, and repeal a current law governing exemptions for employees who had purchased long term care insurance before November 1, 2021.
A Yes vote means that employees and self-employed people would be allowed to opt-out of the long term care insurance program (WA Cares).
A no vote means that employees and self-employed people would not be allowed to opt-out of the long term care insurance program (WA Cares).
"I-2124 simply lets people opt out if they choose. It defends consumer choice. And encourages transparency in state programs." - Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, in support of Initiative Measure Number 2124 (Learn more)
"The fact of the matter is almost 70% of the Washingtonians at some point in their lives are going to need some help when we get hurt or sick or have long-term healthcare needs, almost 40% of the people who need this kind of care are under the age of 65. Everybody can benefit from this plan." - Gov. Jay Inslee, in opposition to Initiative Measure Number 2124 (Learn more)
"I-2124 will cause more people, mostly women, to leave their jobs to provide unpaid care for loved ones with disabilities, or who are sick or aging, by shutting down Washington's long-term care benefit fund for 3.9 million working Washingtonians." - Vote No On I-2124, in opposition to Initiative Measure Number 2124 (Learn more)
"One thing many people don't realize is how anti-woman WA Cares is. To receive benefits, one needs to pay into the plan for 10 years. So, a young woman starts her career in her young 20s. She gets married and starts to have kids before she is 30. She decides to leave the workforce to raise the children. Problem is, after not being employed in Washington State for just five years, she loses the previous time she paid into the plan. If after a few years she becomes employed again, her previous payments are ignored, and she must start all over. Like many problems with the plan, this is simply not fair." - Brian Heywood, founder of Let's Go Washington, in support of Initiative Measure Number 2124 (Learn more)
This measure would provide that employees and self-employed people must elect to keep coverage under RCW 50B.04 and could opt-out any time. It would also repeal a law governing an exemption for employees. Should this measure be enacted into law?
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