
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
(The Center Square) – The Washington state Department of Social and Health Services' spending since 2015 has nearly tripled from $9 billion to $25.4 billion, a 182.22% increase heavily driven by long-term care cost increases due in part to an aging population. Since the 2013-15 budget, long-term care spending grew from $3.8 to $12.9 billion, and now represents half of DSHS’ biennial budget.
Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxx
Read more: https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_bb21f8a4-c9c2-4bd0-8e4f-a1e76e308bc4.html
4.3
3232 ratings
(The Center Square) – The Washington state Department of Social and Health Services' spending since 2015 has nearly tripled from $9 billion to $25.4 billion, a 182.22% increase heavily driven by long-term care cost increases due in part to an aging population. Since the 2013-15 budget, long-term care spending grew from $3.8 to $12.9 billion, and now represents half of DSHS’ biennial budget.
Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxx
Read more: https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_bb21f8a4-c9c2-4bd0-8e4f-a1e76e308bc4.html
43,872 Listeners
25,478 Listeners
216 Listeners
43,440 Listeners
22,693 Listeners
153,345 Listeners
4,837 Listeners
33,931 Listeners
4,018 Listeners
27,921 Listeners
49,239 Listeners
7,438 Listeners
26,495 Listeners
478 Listeners
1,264 Listeners