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Lisa McGuire

Thank you for all that you have done to get caregivers recognized with the health system and to improve their health and well-being. You presence in the field will be greatly missed! Wishing you many happy and healthy years of very well-deserved retirement.

Senate Committee Advances $2.5B for Caregiver Support, NAC Responds

Senate Committee Advances $2.5B for Caregiver Support, NAC Responds

The Senate Appropriations Committee sent a clear message: supporting family caregivers is a bipartisan priority that cannot be ignored!

Yesterday, the Committee advanced $2.5 billion in total funding across aging and caregiver support programs. This investment will help millions of Americans care with dignity and sustainability.

We urge the House Appropriations Committee to match the Senate in these vital investments for family caregivers.

NAC Statement on the Release of the President’s FY 2026 Budget

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 Statement on the Passage of the Budget Reconciliation Package

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

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 Care Notes

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

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...
NAC Care Notes

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 & Global Liver Institute Provide Recommendations

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...
Elizabeth Franklin, PhD, MSW

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

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

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...