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Federal and State Family Caregiving Legislation: Trends in 2007 – 2008
05/15/2009 | Requests *Summary
Recognizing caregivers' needs, many federal and state lawmakers have spent the past several years introducing legislation to provide supports to caregiving families. Unfortunately, fiscal crises and other pressing social concerns have meant that few of these proposals have actually passed or been enacted. Trends in caregiver legislation introduced in 2007 and 2008 are summarized and those that have been successful are highlighted.
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Keywords
Caregiving; Personal Assistant; Respite; Wages and Benefits; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act; Child and Dependent Care Credit; Family Leave Insurance Act; Healthy Families Act; Americans Giving care to Elders Act; AGE; Retooling the Healthcare Workforce for an Aging America Act; Caring for an Aging America Act; Geriatric and Chronic Care Coordination Act
Topic
Long-Term Care, State/Agency Information, Workforce/Direct Care
Type/Tool
Legislation, Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers, Reports
Source
Family Caregiver Alliance
State
Arizona, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee, Wyoming, All States/Territories
Date Created
05/15/2009
Contact
Family Caregiver Alliance
info@caregiver.org
415-434-3388
info@caregiver.org
415-434-3388
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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