The evergreen model for long-term care: A state-level strategy for a persistent social policy problem

Source: Niskanen Center
by Robert Saldin

“The biggest breakthrough in the search for solutions to America’s long-term care challenge has come not in Washington, D.C., but in Washington State. After decades of failed efforts on Capitol Hill, the Evergreen State has succeeded in establishing the nation’s first social insurance program for long-term care. While the Washington State Cares Fund (or simply WA Cares), was established by state law back in 2019, its future only became secure last November when voters rejected a ballot initiative that, if passed, would have fatally undermined the program.” (05/13/25)

https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-evergreen-model-for-long-term-care-a-state-level-strategy-for-a-persistent-social-policy-problem/