Consumer-Directed Home Care: Effects on Family Caregivers (October 2004)
 

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This brief describes currently available opportunities for consumer direction of care in public programs and private insurance plans, including opportunities for family caregivers to take on roles as representative decision-makers and paid caregivers. Includes recent findings from “Cash and Counseling” demonstrations and assesses prospects for expansion of consumer-directed alternatives to traditional modes of financing and service delivery. 

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Caregiving Fact: Informal caregivers (unpaid family or friends of seriously ill loved ones) provide more care in the home than the federal government provides in all settings combined. See FCA's Policy Brief, Caregiving and Retirement Planning for more information.
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