[Caregiving] New Legislation for a "Caregiving Corps" Caregiving Listserve - National Alliance for Caregiving for Tuesday, 1 July 2014

[Caregiving] New Legislation for a "Caregiving Corps" Caregiving Listserve - National Alliance for Caregiving for Tuesday, 1 July 2014
[Caregiving Listserve] from the National Alliance for Caregiving
Senator Bob Casey announced in Pittsburg yesterday his plans to introduce new federal legislation to create a "Caregiver Corps" which would enlist volunteer caregivers for people within the community that need care. 
For a description of the Act, Anne Montgomery, of the Altarum Institute, 
has an analysis here: 
http://altarum.org/health-policy-blog/closing-the-care-gap-for-families-in-the-21st-century-support-the-caregiver-corps-act-of-2014
Coverage from the Pittsburg Post-Gazette here: 
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2014/07/01/Senator-aims-to-ease-burden-on-adults-caring-for-elderly-kids/stories/201407010064
#We're interested in continuing the conversation on caregiving. If you have something to say, send it to Grace at gracewhiting@caregiving.org to be shared with this listserve.  
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