{"id":26249,"date":"2026-07-10T07:55:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=26249"},"modified":"2026-07-10T07:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:56:25","slug":"a-new-option-for-long-term-care-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=26249","title":{"rendered":"A New Option for Long-Term Care Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(By Paula Span for KFF Health News published on July 10, 2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly Haggett figures that a mandatory surcharge added to Washington state\u2019s payroll tax cost her about $500 last year. But she doesn\u2019t really mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn a scale of 1 to 10 of my annoyance with taxes in general, this one is about a 2,\u201d she said. \u201cI see the benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The small surcharge on wages provides the funding for Washington Cares, the nation\u2019s first state-operated program for long-term care insurance. It was set to begin distributing benefits July 1. Continue reading here…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health polity news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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