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The long-term fallout of gutting long-term care

The long-term fallout of gutting long-term care

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When it comes to value for money, conventional wisdom is the more you pay for something, the more you should get for it.

The 0.58% payroll tax funding Washington’s long-term care program is a good case in point. WA Cares was sold as a new breed of public insurance designed to cover the ruinously high costs of assisted living—at least, in part. Specifical…

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