AARP: Spectrum of Financial Supports for Family Caregivers
Details the financial impact of caregiving. Report proposes state and
federal policies to address caregivers’ economic challenges.
Recommendations are summarized below.
Details the financial impact of caregiving. Report proposes state and
federal policies to address caregivers’ economic challenges.
Recommendations are summarized below.
This report explores disparities in unpaid care and the inequities in the
paid labor force. It focuses on the disproportionate challenges women
of color face in both paid and unpaid labor.
Improves caregiver access to information on Medicare and on the beneficiary authorization process.
Ensure that essential caregivers of residents of Medicare and Medicaid-funded facilities maintain access to residents during designated emergency periods when visitation is otherwise restricted.
This report draws on caregiver surveys, focus groups, and expert interviews to illustrate the emotional, financial, and logistical burdens faced by family caregivers of Medicare beneficiaries.
The bill modernizes and streamlines the application and appeals process for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers.
The bill makes Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) a mandatory Medicaid benefit. It requires states to cover HCBS for individuals with functional impairment that is expected to last at least 90 days.
The bill makes Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) a mandatory Medicaid benefit. It requires states to cover HCBS for individuals with functional impairment that is expected to last at least 90 days.
Federal report to Congress outlining the issues family caregivers face.
It provides recommendations for policy and program changes at the
federal, state, local, and private sector levels to better meet the needs
of family caregivers.
Policy brief describes trends in family caregiving and reviews six
different state and federal policy options to support family caregivers.