MedCity News December 5, 2024
While many view Dr. Mehmet Oz’s nomination to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with skepticism, there’s a compelling case that his unconventional background could catalyze long-overdue support for family caregivers.
For too long we’ve been ignoring America’s largest healthcare workforce. I’m talking about a striking statistic that rarely makes headlines: America’s 53 million family caregivers provide an estimated $600 billion worth of unpaid care annually. It’s time we did something more to actually support these hidden heroes.
Family caregivers are the backbone of America’s healthcare system – the daughters missing work to care for aging parents, spouses navigating complex medical systems for partners with dementia, and parents coordinating round-the-clock care for children with disabilities. Surprisingly, the...
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