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WA Cares officials outline program design, eligibility and January pilot
Summary
DSHS officials updated the Long Term Services and Supports Trust Commission on WA Cares program design: a 58¢ per $100 premium, a $36,500 lifetime benefit, three benefit pathways, and a January pilot that will accept 400 applicants in four counties to test eligibility, assessments and provider workflows.
Andrea Miva Sanchez, executive administrator for WA Cares at the Department of Social and Health Services, gave the commission a refresher on the program's design and launch timeline. She said the premium rate for the program is "58¢ for every $100 earned" and that the lifetime benefit is $36,500, adjusted annually for inflation. Sanchez outlined three pathways to benefits: contributing for 10 years; contributing 3 of the last 6 years; and a near‑retiree pathway where people born before 1968 earn a portion of the benefit for each year they contributed.
Sanchez described the eligibility process: applicants create a WA Cares account, the employment verification with the Employment Security Department runs (an…
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