{"title":"Valuing the invaluable: a new look at the economic value of family caregiving.","authors":"Mary Jo Gibson, Ari Houser","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The contributions of America's family caregivers, along with many friends and neighbors, often go unrecognized in public policy discussions about the financing and costs of health care and long-term services and supports (LTSS). Yet these unpaid caregivers provide by far the majority of long-term services and supports received by persons with disabilities of all ages. Many of these \"informal\" caregivers also provide health-related services. In fact, their contributions to loved ones and friends are not only the foundation of the nation's long-term care system but an important component of the U.S. economy, with an estimated economic value of about $350 billion in 2006. This issue brief discusses the financial impact of caregiving on the caregivers themselves as well as the economic value of their contributions to society. It compares the economic value of informal caregiving to other benchmarks in order to underscore the magnitude of these unpaid contributions, presents estimates of productivity losses to U.S. businesses from caregiving, and highlights the critical role that family caregivers play in the nation's long-term care system. Finally, it recommends ways to support informal caregivers through public policies and in the private sector.</p>","PeriodicalId":80288,"journal":{"name":"Issue Brief (Public Policy Institute (American Association of Retired Persons))","volume":" IB82","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26814328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Disease management in fee-for-service Medicaid programs.","authors":"Lynda Flowers","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80288,"journal":{"name":"Issue Brief (Public Policy Institute (American Association of Retired Persons))","volume":" IB81","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26677502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Racial and ethnic disparities in influenza and pneumococcal immunization rates among Medicare beneficiaries.","authors":"L. Flowers","doi":"10.13016/L2QT-AZNZ","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13016/L2QT-AZNZ","url":null,"abstract":"Influenza (commonly called flu) and pneumonia are both vaccine-preventable diseases. Yet together they represented the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2003.1 Influenza epidemics are responsible for approximately 36,000 deaths and more than 200,000 hospitalizations each year in the U.S. More than 90 percent of these deaths occur among those age 65 and older.","PeriodicalId":80288,"journal":{"name":"Issue Brief (Public Policy Institute (American Association of Retired Persons))","volume":"IB83 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66545981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Racial and ethnic disparities in influenza and pneumococcal immunization rates among Medicare beneficiaries.","authors":"Lynda Flowers","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80288,"journal":{"name":"Issue Brief (Public Policy Institute (American Association of Retired Persons))","volume":" IB83","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26853892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rethinking the role of older workers: promoting older worker employment in Europe and Japan.","authors":"Sara E Rix","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80288,"journal":{"name":"Issue Brief (Public Policy Institute (American Association of Retired Persons))","volume":" IB77","pages":"1-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25632005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medical malpractice: an overview of federal and state policy options.","authors":"Jackson Williams","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80288,"journal":{"name":"Issue Brief (Public Policy Institute (American Association of Retired Persons))","volume":" IB75","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25259832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The CPI options: what they are and what they mean for Social Security.","authors":"Verma Satyendra, Laurel Beedon","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80288,"journal":{"name":"Issue Brief (Public Policy Institute (American Association of Retired Persons))","volume":" IB76","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25084241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How earnings and financial risk affect private accounts in Social Security reform proposals.","authors":"Thomas Hungerford","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80288,"journal":{"name":"Issue Brief (Public Policy Institute (American Association of Retired Persons))","volume":" IB73","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25154114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is financial risk adequately accounted for in Social Security reform measures?","authors":"Thomas Hungerford","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80288,"journal":{"name":"Issue Brief (Public Policy Institute (American Association of Retired Persons))","volume":" IB74","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25001298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}