GiveCare Pulse https://pulse.givecareapp.com Five minutes on what changed in caregiving today. Policy, research, workforce, and the money — for the 63 million Americans providing unpaid care and the people building around them. en-us Sun, 24 May 2026 10:11:57 GMT GiveCare GiveCare hello@givecareapp.com Five minutes on what changed in caregiving today. Policy, research, workforce, and the money — for the 63 million Americans providing unpaid care and the people building around them. Each morning, Pulse covers 3–5 stories from across the care economy. No interviews, no filler. What happened, what it means, who it affects. Published daily by GiveCare. episodic © 2026 GiveCare false Pulse Daily — Sunday, May 24, 2026 https://pulse.givecareapp.com/ https://pub-98e271d00db34700acc6138f0cca33d6.r2.dev/pulse-daily-2026-05-24.mp3 The $1.1 Trillion Cost of Pretending Caregiving Is Private · ICE Agents at the Daycare Door · A National Care Guarantee vs. the Cuts Already Underway · A Few Years of Elder Care Can Erase Decades of Savings The $1.1 Trillion Cost of Pretending Caregiving Is Private · ICE Agents at the Daycare Door · A National Care Guarantee vs. the Cuts Already Underway · A Few Years of Elder Care Can Erase Decades of Savings Sun, 24 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT 5:40 full false Pulse Daily — Saturday, May 23, 2026 https://pulse.givecareapp.com/ https://pub-98e271d00db34700acc6138f0cca33d6.r2.dev/pulse-daily-2026-05-23.mp3 Canada's 'Invisible Workforce' Is a Mirror, Not an Outlier Canada's 'Invisible Workforce' Is a Mirror, Not an Outlier Sat, 23 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT 5:12 full false Pulse Daily — Friday, May 22, 2026 https://pulse.givecareapp.com/ https://pub-98e271d00db34700acc6138f0cca33d6.r2.dev/pulse-daily-2026-05-22.mp3 Daily audio briefing from GiveCare Pulse. 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Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT 5:55 full false Pulse Daily — Sunday, May 10, 2026 https://pulse.givecareapp.com/ https://pub-98e271d00db34700acc6138f0cca33d6.r2.dev/pulse-daily-2026-05-10.mp3 Daily audio briefing from GiveCare Pulse. Daily audio briefing from GiveCare Pulse. Sun, 10 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT 5:26 full false Pulse Daily — Saturday, May 9, 2026 https://pulse.givecareapp.com/ https://pub-98e271d00db34700acc6138f0cca33d6.r2.dev/pulse-daily-2026-05-09.mp3 Congress Cut Medicaid. Guess Who Picks Up the Tab. Congress Cut Medicaid. Guess Who Picks Up the Tab. Sat, 09 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT 5:26 full false Pulse Daily — Friday, May 8, 2026 https://pulse.givecareapp.com/ https://pub-98e271d00db34700acc6138f0cca33d6.r2.dev/pulse-daily-2026-05-08.mp3 Medicaid Work Requirements Are Coming. Caregivers Are the Collateral. · America Needs Millions More Caregivers. It Has No Plan to Find Them. · The VA Cut 30,000 Jobs. Now It Says It's Hiring. · A New Bill Says Prisons Can't Ignore Pregnant Women. That This Needs Saying Is the Story. · Texas Has a 10-Year Wait for Disability Services. A Hotline Won't Fix That. Medicaid Work Requirements Are Coming. Caregivers Are the Collateral. · America Needs Millions More Caregivers. It Has No Plan to Find Them. · The VA Cut 30,000 Jobs. Now It Says It's Hiring. · A New Bill Says Prisons Can't Ignore Pregnant Women. That This Needs Saying Is the Story. · Texas Has a 10-Year Wait for Disability Services. A Hotline Won't Fix That. Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT 4:48 full false The $1.1 Trillion Cost of Pretending Caregiving Is Private https://pulse.givecareapp.com/daughter-tax https://pulse.givecareapp.com/daughter-tax Senior women are leaving leadership, the EU is calling for a 'care society,' and economists are finally pricing the damage. Sat, 09 May 2026 10:04:11 GMT ICE Agents at the Daycare Door https://pulse.givecareapp.com/care-workforce-immigration https://pulse.givecareapp.com/care-workforce-immigration Immigration enforcement is pulling workers from classrooms while New York fights to keep care labor protections alive. Sat, 09 May 2026 10:04:11 GMT A National Care Guarantee vs. the Cuts Already Underway https://pulse.givecareapp.com/care-policy-patchwork https://pulse.givecareapp.com/care-policy-patchwork Democracy Journal proposes social insurance for long-term care. Families on Medicaid say they are fighting for survival. Sat, 09 May 2026 10:04:11 GMT A Few Years of Elder Care Can Erase Decades of Savings https://pulse.givecareapp.com/sandwich-generation https://pulse.givecareapp.com/sandwich-generation Long-term care costs are hollowing out generational wealth while 11 million Americans juggle aging parents and young children. Sat, 09 May 2026 15:50:06 GMT Canada's 'Invisible Workforce' Is a Mirror, Not an Outlier https://pulse.givecareapp.com/care-economy-fault-lines https://pulse.givecareapp.com/care-economy-fault-lines A teacher who walked away at 40 for her mother and son represents millions — and the pattern crosses every border. Sun, 10 May 2026 14:37:13 GMT Congress Cut Medicaid. Guess Who Picks Up the Tab. https://pulse.givecareapp.com/sandwich-generation-medicaid https://pulse.givecareapp.com/sandwich-generation-medicaid The sandwich generation was already stretched. Federal policy just made it worse. Sat, 09 May 2026 10:04:11 GMT Medicaid Work Requirements Are Coming. Caregivers Are the Collateral. https://pulse.givecareapp.com/medicaid-work-requirements-caregivers https://pulse.givecareapp.com/medicaid-work-requirements-caregivers New rules demand work to keep Medicaid — but caring for a disabled child or aging parent doesn't count the way you'd think. Fri, 08 May 2026 10:02:35 GMT America Needs Millions More Caregivers. It Has No Plan to Find Them. https://pulse.givecareapp.com/home-care-workforce-crisis https://pulse.givecareapp.com/home-care-workforce-crisis The elderly population is surging, nurses are burning out, and states are refusing to raise home care wages. The math is brutal. Sun, 03 May 2026 13:17:58 GMT The VA Cut 30,000 Jobs. Now It Says It's Hiring. https://pulse.givecareapp.com/va-caregiver-whiplash https://pulse.givecareapp.com/va-caregiver-whiplash Veterans' caregivers are caught between a staffing purge and a promise that the worst is over. The data says otherwise. Fri, 08 May 2026 10:02:35 GMT A New Bill Says Prisons Can't Ignore Pregnant Women. That This Needs Saying Is the Story. https://pulse.givecareapp.com/pregnant-behind-bars https://pulse.givecareapp.com/pregnant-behind-bars Rep. Kamlager-Dove's legislation would ban shackling and require prenatal care in federal custody. Current practice is worse than you think. Fri, 08 May 2026 10:02:35 GMT Texas Has a 10-Year Wait for Disability Services. A Hotline Won't Fix That. https://pulse.givecareapp.com/disability-medicaid-waitlist https://pulse.givecareapp.com/disability-medicaid-waitlist A proposed national IDD caregiver hotline meets a Medicaid system where families wait a decade for help that may never arrive. Fri, 08 May 2026 10:02:35 GMT Connecticut Passed a Caregiver Tax Credit. Congress Is Still Talking. https://pulse.givecareapp.com/caregiver-retirement-bills https://pulse.givecareapp.com/caregiver-retirement-bills While federal bills stall in committee, Hartford slipped a caregiver tax credit into its budget — and AARP is cheering. Tue, 05 May 2026 10:02:06 GMT Dingell's Home Care Bills Have Industry Backing. They Still Need Money. https://pulse.givecareapp.com/home-care-expansion-bills https://pulse.givecareapp.com/home-care-expansion-bills PHI endorsed two landmark bills to expand home care access. LeadingAge is asking the hard question: who pays? Tue, 05 May 2026 10:02:06 GMT The Fed Counted the Caregivers. The Math Doesn't Work. https://pulse.givecareapp.com/care-workforce-breaking-point https://pulse.givecareapp.com/care-workforce-breaking-point A Kansas City Fed analysis confirms the care workforce can't keep up with aging-driven demand. Child care staffing is no better. Tue, 05 May 2026 10:02:06 GMT Federal Child Care Funding Helps a Million Kids. Millions More Wait. https://pulse.givecareapp.com/child-care-affordability https://pulse.givecareapp.com/child-care-affordability New CCDBG state fact sheets show how far federal child care dollars stretch — and where they fall short. Tue, 05 May 2026 10:02:06 GMT Millennial Daughters Are Draining Their Savings for Boomer Parents https://pulse.givecareapp.com/family-caregivers-financial-crisis https://pulse.givecareapp.com/family-caregivers-financial-crisis The sandwich generation isn't just stressed — it's going broke. And the oldest caregivers can't afford to stop working either. Tue, 05 May 2026 10:02:06 GMT The Social Security Fix Caregivers Actually Need Is Finally on the Table https://pulse.givecareapp.com/caregiver-retirement-gap https://pulse.givecareapp.com/caregiver-retirement-gap A new bill would credit caregiving years toward Social Security benefits. It could reshape retirement for millions. Sun, 03 May 2026 13:17:58 GMT Burnout Isn't a Feeling. It's a Design Flaw. https://pulse.givecareapp.com/burnout-systemic-failure https://pulse.givecareapp.com/burnout-systemic-failure New research and first-person accounts converge on one point: caregiver burnout is structural, not personal. Sun, 03 May 2026 13:17:58 GMT Child Care Costs Are a Mental Health Crisis Now, Not Just an Economic One https://pulse.givecareapp.com/child-care-infrastructure https://pulse.givecareapp.com/child-care-infrastructure New research links child care access directly to parent mental health — reframing the debate beyond affordability. Sun, 03 May 2026 13:17:58 GMT One in Four of Your Employees Is a Caregiver. Most Haven't Told You. https://pulse.givecareapp.com/employer-caregiving-wake-up https://pulse.givecareapp.com/employer-caregiving-wake-up Employers are finally getting checklists, data, and a business case for supporting caregiving workers. Mon, 04 May 2026 10:02:36 GMT Congress Just Introduced More Care Bills in Two Weeks Than Most Sessions See in a Year https://pulse.givecareapp.com/congress-care-flood https://pulse.givecareapp.com/congress-care-flood A legislative flood is remaking the care economy debate — but volume alone doesn't mean victory. Sun, 03 May 2026 13:17:58 GMT