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The estimated economic value of family caregivers’ unpaid contributions contribution was approximately $450 billion in 2009. If family caregivers were no longer available, the economic cost to the U.S. health care and long-term services and supports systems would increase astronomically. This report updates national and individual state estimates of the economic value of family care using the most current available data, and provides recommendations for taking care of the caregivers. 

Feinberg, Lynn; Reinhard, Susan C.; Houser, Ari; Choula, Rita 

Caregiving; Evidence-Based Practice; Expenditures; Long Term Services and Supports; costs; financial toll; wages; retirement; health; research; economic burdens; cultural competency; health professional practices; Insight on the Issues 51, June, 2011 

Financing HCBS, Long-Term Care, State/Agency Information 

Data, Reports 

AARP Public Policy Institute 

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, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, All States/Territories 

07/20/2011 

AARP Public Policy Institute

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