MedCity News January 27, 2026
Caregivers are a backbone of serious illness care, but they cannot carry the system alone. We have reached a point where failing to support them is indistinguishable from failing patients.
Family caregivers have become the country’s most invisible and indispensable workforce in serious illness care. They manage medications, coordinate appointments, advocate during medical crises, and perform complex clinical tasks once reserved for trained professionals. Yet our health system continues to treat them as incidental, even though the system now relies on them to function. This misalignment has created a structural failure, one that is driving avoidable suffering, worsening caregiver burnout, and increasing costs. If we want a serious illness care model that works, caregivers must be recognized and supported as...
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