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Insights from Jason Resendez | August 2025

America’s 63 million family caregivers are facing unprecedented pressure as the demand for care surges and support systems fall short. New data from Caregiving in the US 2025 reveals a sharp rise in high-intensity caregiving, financial strain, and emotional isolation. With caregivers managing complex medical tasks and sacrificing their own well-being, the need for bold, coordinated policy action has never been more urgent.

New Brief Highlights How Medicare Can Strengthen Support for Family Caregivers

As more families step into caregiving roles for loved ones with serious and complex conditions like cancer, a new report from the National Alliance for Caregiving’s Cancer Caregiving Collaborative explores how Medicare billing codes can help provide stronger support...

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Melissa

Melissa was the secondary caregiver for her father, who had Lou Gehrig’s disease, and is now the primary caregiver for her husband, who suffers from chronic pain. With her father, Melissa realized right away she was a caregiver as he was on a ventilator, needed a...

Jim

Jim and his wife care for their veteran daughter since she was in a car accident while stationed in Italy as an Army Captain. She suffered a traumatic brain injury and was in a coma for almost a year. Their daughter now needs 24/7 care. She has a feeding tube, has...

NAC Applauds Proposed Medicare Rule Change to Support Training for Family Caregivers

On July 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule change that would allow health care professionals to be paid by Medicare exclusively for time spent training family caregivers. The change was proposed as a part of CMS’s...