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17 briefs
Medicaid Already Answered the Sandwich Generation Question
The Senate will hold a hearing May 13. The One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law already made it worse.
May 9 · Policy · Culture
The Fed Sees a Care Workforce That Can't Grow Fast Enough
Women's labor force participation is at all-time highs. Immigration is constrained. The math doesn't work.
May 9 · Workforce · Research
America's $1 Trillion Workforce Doesn't Get a Paycheck
AARP counts 59 million family caregivers. Canada counts $97 billion in unpaid labor. The bill comes due everywhere.
May 9 · Culture · Research
Three Care Bills in One Week. No Strategy Behind Them.
Congress is legislating at volume. HCBS, workforce, tax credits — each proposal isolated from the rest.
May 9 · Policy
Congress Cut Medicaid. Guess Who Picks Up the Tab.
The sandwich generation was already stretched. Federal policy just made it worse.
May 9 · Policy
Medicaid Work Requirements Are Coming. Caregivers Are the Collateral.
New rules demand work to keep Medicaid — but caring for a disabled child or aging parent doesn't count the way you'd think.
May 8 · Policy
The VA Cut 30,000 Jobs. Now It Says It's Hiring.
Veterans' caregivers are caught between a staffing purge and a promise that the worst is over. The data says otherwise.
May 8 · Policy · Workforce
Texas Has a 10-Year Wait for Disability Services. A Hotline Won't Fix That.
A proposed national IDD caregiver hotline meets a Medicaid system where families wait a decade for help that may never arrive.
May 8 · Policy
Connecticut Passed a Caregiver Tax Credit. Congress Is Still Talking.
While federal bills stall in committee, Hartford slipped a caregiver tax credit into its budget — and AARP is cheering.
May 5 · Policy
Dingell's Home Care Bills Have Industry Backing. They Still Need Money.
PHI endorsed two landmark bills to expand home care access. LeadingAge is asking the hard question: who pays?
May 5 · Policy · Workforce
The Fed Counted the Caregivers. The Math Doesn't Work.
A Kansas City Fed analysis confirms the care workforce can't keep up with aging-driven demand. Child care staffing is no better.
May 5 · Workforce · Research
Millennial Daughters Are Draining Their Savings for Boomer Parents
The sandwich generation isn't just stressed — it's going broke. And the oldest caregivers can't afford to stop working either.
May 5 · Culture · Business
One in Four of Your Employees Is a Caregiver. Most Haven't Told You.
Employers are finally getting checklists, data, and a business case for supporting caregiving workers.
May 4 · Business · Workforce
America Needs Millions More Caregivers. It Has No Plan to Find Them.
The elderly population is surging, nurses are burning out, and states are refusing to raise home care wages. The math is brutal.
May 3 · Workforce · Policy
The Social Security Fix Caregivers Actually Need Is Finally on the Table
A new bill would credit caregiving years toward Social Security benefits. It could reshape retirement for millions.
May 3 · Policy
Burnout Isn't a Feeling. It's a Design Flaw.
New research and first-person accounts converge on one point: caregiver burnout is structural, not personal.
May 3 · Culture · Research
Congress Just Introduced More Care Bills in Two Weeks Than Most Sessions See in a Year
A legislative flood is remaking the care economy debate — but volume alone doesn't mean victory.
May 3 · Policy