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		<title>Opinion: Legislation would help WA Cares be less bad for some</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-wa-cares-legislation-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Legislation aims to improve WA Cares by reopening opt-out exemptions and enabling spouses to share benefits, addressing criticism of the long-term care program." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-wa-cares-legislation-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-wa-cares-legislation-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-wa-cares-legislation-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-wa-cares-legislation-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-wa-cares-legislation.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Legislation aims to improve WA Cares by reopening opt-out exemptions and enabling spouses to share benefits, addressing criticism of the long-term care program.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Reps. Peter Abbarno and Joe Schmick pre-file bills to fix shortcomings in WA Cares Program</title>
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