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		<title>Opinion: The outcome is split so far on four bills related to WA Cares</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-wa-cares-bill-outcomes-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Elizabeth New (Hovde) analyzes legislative progress on WA Cares, discussing the fate of four related bills and potential program reforms." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-wa-cares-bill-outcomes-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-wa-cares-bill-outcomes-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-wa-cares-bill-outcomes-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-wa-cares-bill-outcomes-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-wa-cares-bill-outcomes.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Elizabeth New (Hovde) analyzes legislative progress on WA Cares, discussing the fate of four related bills and potential program reforms.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: Thinking about purchasing Long-Term Care Insurance?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-Long-Term-Care-Insurance-Letter-Anna-Miller-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Anna Miller of Camas shares her experience with long-term care insurance, highlighting unexpected premium hikes and policy changes." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-Long-Term-Care-Insurance-Letter-Anna-Miller-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-Long-Term-Care-Insurance-Letter-Anna-Miller-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-Long-Term-Care-Insurance-Letter-Anna-Miller-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-Long-Term-Care-Insurance-Letter-Anna-Miller-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-Long-Term-Care-Insurance-Letter-Anna-Miller.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Anna Miller of Camas shares her experience with long-term care insurance, highlighting unexpected premium hikes and policy changes.]]></description>
		
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