The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) applauds the U.S. Senate’s passage of the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government through December 11 or until applicable FY 2027 appropriations acts are passed. The measure helps maintain critical federal programs and services that families and communities rely on, including programs that support family caregivers and the people they care for.
NAC also applauds the Senate’s efforts to block a proposed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rule that would subject federal grant funding to political review and discretionary termination. The rule would destabilize research infrastructure and undermine the evidence that policymakers, health systems, and employers need to support family caregivers. NAC urges OMB to withdraw the rule absent significant revisions.
But continued funding is not enough. Current investments have not kept pace with the growing number of family caregivers, the increasing complexity of the care they provide, or rising costs. Congress should seize its next opportunity to increase funding for these programs. We urge both chambers to protect and meaningfully strengthen these investments by finalizing FY 2027 appropriations legislation ahead of the December 11 deadline, and we ask the House to act with urgency after the August recess to complete the OAA reauthorization. We also urge Congress to reject the House LHHS bill’s elimination of federal funding for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) in the final appropriations package. This harmful change would reduce support for comparative clinical effectiveness research used to inform healthcare decisions and improve patient outcomes.
Family caregivers are already carrying significant responsibility for the health and wellbeing of millions of Americans. Federal policy should meet that reality with sustained investment in the programs and infrastructure they depend on.
Read our full FY27 appropriations letter, outlining NAC’s recommendations for strengthening these critical investments, here.
