Facts: If Congress doesn't extend the ACA subsidies, 24 million Americans will see their health care costs skyrocket. app.sosha.ai/s/8eVdJ9Q9

The effects this will have on care will be felt amongst paid and unpaid caregivers alike. #CareCantWait #CareNotCuts 🧵 1/2 www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

🚨 NEW: 1 in 4 American adults (63 million) are now family caregivers—20 million MORE than 2015. Our 2025 report with @AARP shows caregiving is more demanding but systems are finally responding. Progress is happening, just not fast enough. Explore the data: www.caregivingintheus.org #Caregiving

Thread on latest language for the "rural health transformation program" intended to mitigate devastating cuts rural hospitals will face under the reconciliation bill. While the language may still change the program gives even more disturbing discretion to HHS Secretary in awarding the $ (1/x)

After the majority of the Senate voted to strip millions of Americans of healthcare coverage, the Senate chaplain ends the session with a prayer ..."Help them to be servants of the people." The people just got screwed.

July marks Medicaid's 75th birthday! 🎂 75 YEARS of keeping millions of Americans alive and financially stable. Meanwhile, the Senate GOP is literally voting to gut it with the deepest cuts in history. The irony is not lost on us. 💀

New rundown of what’s in the OBBB from the @NYT with some editorial from me… spoiler: more 💰for the rich, less for the poor www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Nearly 1/2 of states are on the brink of a caregiving crisis yet policymakers from those very states are about to vote to gut #Medicaid to give massive tax breaks to the ultra rich... who are these people serving?

So basically he's like "you cannot take away health care from working people but I'm going to vote to taking health care from working people." Make it make sense...

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Bread crumbs that would still leave millions without access to healthcare... #Medicaid

#Medicaid expansion covers many people with disabilities not severe enough/incomes not low enough for SSI. It’s for adults with incomes below 138% of poverty line with most below 100%. And none of the severe Senate cuts gutting expansion are reinvested. They’re going to pay for tax cuts for wealthy.

“States are not ready or equipped to implement these work requirements, and that’s going to cause even more harm." @nataliekean.bsky.social of @justiceinaging.org laying down the facts on the reconciliation package moving through the senate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #Medicaid

When your aging parent needs medication, you don't "get over it." When your disabled child needs an aid, you don't "get over it." When you're choosing between rent and medical bills, you don't "get over it" ... we don't get over our need for care. #CareCantWait #ProtectMedicaid

I teamed up with @govmlg.bsky.social to spotlight the vital role #Medicaid plays in supporting family caregivers. We urge the senate to reject deep cuts to the program. Check out our piece in @thehill.com thehill.com/opinion/heal... #ProtectMedicaid #CareCantWait #CaregiverNation

We can’t afford paid leave. We can’t afford elder care. We can’t afford community services. But somehow we always find billions for wars we didn’t ask for. Make it make sense. 🤔

Especially on hard days like today, when Congress inches closer to dismantling #Medicaid, it's important to celebrate those who've shown us how to persevere. Happy 95th birthday to my hero Dolores Huerta! Her warmth, humility, & fierce commitment will always inspire me to keep going. Se si puede!

Our statement on the restructuring of HHS and its potential impact on our nation's 53+ family caregivers. www.caregiving.org/the-national...

Facts: Representatives Tim Burchett (R-TN) and Victoria Spartz (R-IN) voted to gut #Medicaid while nearly 1 in 5 of Burchett's constituents and 1 in 4 of Spartz's rely on Medicaid for their healthcare....

What a rough night but grateful to all the advocates who showed up BIG and will continue to show up BIG for Medicaid, SNAP, and the programs working class Americans rely on to make care possible.

I joined @usatoday.com's The Excerpt to talk about men, caregiving, & the importance of policies like #Medicaid, paid leave, & #Medicare to supporting family caregivers. Listen here: art19.com/shows/5-thin... #caregiving #CareCantWait #CaregiverNation

Check out this powerful ABC News piece following care advocates at the Nat'l Alliance for Caregiving's Caregiver Nation Summit as they champion programs like #Medicaid, Older Americans Act, & #Medicare. It's a powerful reminder of the stakes of today's #Medicaid debate abcnews.go.com/US/invisible...

NEW: VA and NIH join NSF in scouring grants for taboo words like trans and diversity, but also "women" and "Covid." Scientists fear removal of funding is next. By me, with @angusrohan.bsky.social and @owermohle.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/t...

Let's be clear: $880 billion in #Medicaid cuts and $230 billion in #SNAP cuts will devastate our nation's crumbling care infrastructure. Family caregiving is hard enough - these cuts will destroy essential support systems.

We have a new statement from CBPP President @sharonparrott.bsky.social on Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham’s proposed budget resolution, which presents an opaque and troubling plan with policy trade-offs that are purposely unclear: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

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Thinking of all my NIH friends today… 💪🏽

Short & sweet new resource from @justiceinaging.org on #Medicaid Work Requirements & their impact on older adults and family caregivers justiceinaging.org/wp-content/u...

Rohit Chopra was a champion for economic fairness. I'm grateful for his work to ensure family caregivers had a fair shot at financial security. www.axios.com/2025/02/01/t...

From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.

Thanks @metrauxjulia.bsky.social for interviewing me for @motherjones.com. "[Cuts to Medicaid are] going to result in more people either ending up in institutions or ending up dead.”

@jason4care.bsky.social is right! Cuts to #Medicaid would abandon seniors, people with disabilities including dementia, & caregivers. We need more investments in Medicaid and other programs to provide the home-based care & respite we all need & deserve. #SaveMedicaid www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...

With the number of people living w/ dementia expected to double by 2060, cuts to #Medicaid would decimate what little infrastructure we have to support dementia caregivers. My latest for the @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o... #CareCantWait #CaregiverNation #Dementia

Cecile Richards made her mom proud. She was a fierce advocate that leaves behind a rich legacy that will continue to inspire. 19thnews.org/2025/01/ceci...

In a moving tribute to Jimmy Carter, his grandson Jason Carter said simply: "He has gone, but he hasn't gone far." These words remind us that our greatest works and deeds live on beyond us.

Biden Administration Bars Medical Debt From Credit Scores, Helping Families Navigate Healthcare Costs: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Great news: #CFPB finalizes rule to ban medical debt from credit reporting. This change will help families - including family caregivers - build credit and achieve long-term financial stability. Read more here: www.caregiving.org/national-all...

I hope to live up to Jimmy Carter's example as both a husband and citizen. Rest in peace, Mr. President. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Some CR care news: The CR includes (1) the Older Americans Act / National Family Caregiver Support Program w/ an extension of Nat'l Strategy for Family Caregivers through 2029 (2) A demonstration program to expand HCBS coverage under 1915 c waivers. punchbowl.news/cr-4/ #CaregiverNation

Journals reaching out to review a publication within the next 14 days. Me:

Portugal's "system is nimble and makes smart use of data...to track both individual and population health in real time. It embraces innovative programs such as “social prescribing” that expand the boundaries of what is considered health care" via @usha.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2024/12/10/u...

The Senate's passage of the Older Americans Act reaffirms our commitment to older adults & their dedicated family caregivers. Thank you to all senate champions, staff, and advocates who made this possible. 🎉🎉🎉 Now, on to the House! 💪🏽 #CaregiverNation

"She’s the rarest of seniors: a centenarian who is sharp as a tack, who carries grocery bags in each hand when she walks back from her local market." via @kffhealthnews.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

What we lose when the uber-rich don't pay their fair share: "That missing revenue would be enough to...triple federal funding for cancer and Alzheimer’s research." I'd add paid leave, aging & disability care to the list. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/b... #CareCantWait

Excited to join the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy for a discussion on scaling primary care for older adults! We'll explore home-based care ecosystems and the vital role of family caregivers. Register here: duke.is/p/3ttz #ElderCare #Caregiving #FamilyCaregivers

I talked with McKnight's about the the crucial role of #Medicare in supporting family caregivers. It's a role we need to strengthen! Read the piece: www.mcknightshomecare.com/medicare-rea... #Caregiving #Caregivers #CaregiverNation #CareCantWait

@nbcnews.com asked me what we can do to support family caregivers. My response: vote for candidates that support policies like #PaidLeaveforAll www.caregiving.org/nbc-news-dai... #Caregiving #CareCantWait #CaregiverNation

Hi Bluesky, I'm Ai-jen, Pres. of @domesticworkers.bsky.social & Exec. Dir. of @caringacrossgen.bsky.social. We’re changing the way the US values and supports care. A great care migration is happening right now from X. Follow me & these voices to get the latest 🦋: go.bsky.app/Bz64onN #CareCantWait