Paying the Hidden Bill: How Public Health Can Support Older Adults and Informal Caregivers.

PUBLIC health & society; PUBLIC health; ECONOMIC history; TREATMENT of dementia; DEMENTIA; UNLICENSED medical personnel; ECONOMICS

The article explores how public health systems in the U.S. can support older adults and informal caregivers. Topics discussed include how informal caregivers, an unpaid labor pool, are the cornerstone of long-term care in the U.S., forming a national caregiving strategy and ways these caregivers could be paid through medicaid, paid sick leave and providing tax credits.