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NAC Statement on the Passage of the Budget Reconciliation Package
The final passage of this budget reconciliation package represents a profound betrayal of the millions of Americans navigating complex care for friends and family. “This legislation weakens the healthcare foundation that enables ordinary people to provide...
NAC Statement on the Release of the President’s FY 2026 Budget
The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) acknowledges important victories achieved through sustained advocacy efforts while maintaining serious concerns about President Trump’s FY 2026 budget request, and its impact on America’s more than 53 million...
NAC Urges Senate to Reject House Budget Reconciliation Package That Undermines Medicaid and the Care Infrastructure
The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) strongly opposes the budget reconciliation bill passed by the House today. This bill includes devasting cuts to Medicaid and other foundational safety net programs on which millions of American families depend. Family...
NAC Care Notes
Medicaid Under Threat: NAC’s Unified Response to HHS Restructuring and Program Cuts Fresh from the American Society on Aging’s #OnAging2025 conference, I’m filled with both inspiration and concern. The three days spent among fierce advocates...
NAC Care Notes
This blog was originally focused on Women’s History Month but I want to first acknowledge a recent announcement from the Trump Administration about the reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services. The National Alliance for Caregiving is deeply...
Medicaid Under Threat_ NAC’s Response to HHS Restructuring and Program Cuts
The Invisible Force_ How Women Power America’s Care Ecosystem
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Voices of Care_ Recognizing African American Caregivers & Beyond – Feb 12
Voices of Care_ Recognizing African American Caregivers & Beyond - Feb 12Women’s History Month_ Championing Women Caregivers – Mar 14
Women's History Month_ Championing Women Caregivers - Mar 14
NAC Care Notes
Beyond Statistics: How Medicaid Supports Millions of Rare Disease Families Each February, Rare Disease Week provides an opportunity to spotlight the challenges that patients with rare diseases and their family caregivers face. This year’s Rare Disease Week comes...NAC_ParkinsonsReport_FINAL
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Reflecting on National Family Caregivers Month_ My Call to You
Why Vaccines are Critical for Protecting Caregivers and Their Loved Ones
Family caregivers are so often focused on the needs of their care recipients that they neglect their own health. As we enter the colder months, respiratory illnesses like flu, COVID-19, and RSV become more prevalent, which is why it’s critical for family caregivers to...
US Senate and House Introduce Bi-partisan Resolutions Recognizing November as National Family Caregivers Month
Bicameral Resolutions Follows Caregiving Fly-In Day That Brought More Than 100 Advocates to Capitol Hill Washington, DC— Today, the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) applauds the introduction of bicameral, bipartisan resolutions recognizing November 2024 as...
Advocates and Caregivers Gather on Capitol Hill for Caregiver Nation Summit
Washington, DC— The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) will host policy makers, legislators, caregivers and advocates in Washington, DC, on November 20 for the second annual Caregiver Nation Summit, a critical policy forum aimed at raising awareness and generating...
CMS Continues Progress Towards the Recognition & Inclusion of Family Caregivers
This month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the CY2025 Physician Fee Schedule and other Medicare-related regulations. This annual process impacts the more than 61.2 million beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare program and the family...sept 12
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National Alliance for Caregiving Secures Grant Funding from Pivotal to Drive Change for Family Caregivers
Washington, DC, August 12, 2024 – The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) is thrilled to announce that we have received a grant from Pivotal, a Melinda French Gates Company, that will support our efforts to uplift America’s 53 million family caregivers of...Champions in Care Forum
NAC & Global Liver Institute Provide Recommendations
NAC & Global Liver Institute Provide Recommendations to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model Washington, DC – July 17, 2024 – Based on our shared...
SCOTUS Decision Highlights and Implications
Elizabeth Franklin, PhD, MSW
Elizabeth Franklin, PhD, MSW, is an advocate for people impacted by cancer and is passionate about ensuring that patient voices are the north star in health care decision and policy making. Growing up in Kentucky where cancer, cancer mortality, and poverty rates...
Major Wins for Our Caregiver Nation
Hey there! April was an exciting month for the caregiving community as our partners came together to amplify the voices and needs of America’s 53 million caregivers. Throughout the month, we saw caregivers across the care continuum get the recognition they deserve at...
Ranak Trivedi, PhD, FSBM
Dr. Ranak Trivedi is a clinical health psychologist and health services researcher, an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, Core Investigator at the Center for Innovation to Implementation, Veterans...
Brian
Brian was the caregiver for his wife, who needed a kidney transplant a few years ago. While they were engaged, Brian’s wife went into septic shock due to kidney failure, and that, combined with her pre-existing Type 1 Diabetes, led to high blood pressure and...
Caregiver Nation Summit Drives Action for Family Caregivers on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON DC – The National Alliance for Caregiving will host Caregiver Nation Summit, its first-ever advocacy day and fly-in, to call on Congress to drive action on the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers and to protect funding for caregiver support.
Heather M. Young, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N
A nurse leader, educator, scientist and nationally recognized expert in gerontological nursing and rural health care, Heather M. Young is national director of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship Program for Nurse Leaders and Innovators and a professor and dean emerita...