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Valuing the Invaluable: The Economic Value of Family Caregiving, 2008 Update
11/15/2008 | 2589 Requests *Summary
About 52 million people provided family caregiving worth about $375 billion in 2007. That amount exceeds Medicaid long-term care spending in each state. Caregiving services included in the estimate are personal care, help with everyday tasks, and health-related interventions. The document presents data nationally and by state and concludes with policy recommendations to support and sustain family caregivers.
Author
Houser, Ari N.; Gibson, Mary Jo
Available Files
- Report PDF (92K, 8 pages)
- Report Methodology PDF (35K, 3 pages)
- Report: Previous Edition Off-site link
Keywords
Caregiving; Independent Living; Medicaid; economic value; Insight on the Issues; unpaid contributions; out-of-pocket costs; economic insecurity
Topic
Aging Issues, Long-Term Care, Workforce/Direct Care
Type/Tool
Data, Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers, Reports
Source
AARP Public Policy Institute
State
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, All States/Territories
Date Created
12/03/2008
Contact
AARP Public Policy Institute
ppi@aarp.org
202-434-3890
ppi@aarp.org
202-434-3890
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Permission to use any element of this document should be obtained by the above named contact person. Always name the originator as the source of this material.
* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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