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Reading Room Entries from November 2026
The little-known Medicare program that could help about 63 million caregivers
CNN
November 1, 2026
Many of the nation’s 63 million family caregivers feel like they are left to sink or swim in taking care of ailing and often frail loved ones. Medicare stepped in to address that in 2024 with a new training benefit for family caregivers. There also are state programs that train family members in how to give medication, prevent bedsores and infections, tend to wounds, move a person safely, communicate effectively with them and manage their specific medical conditions. Many caregivers are not aware of these benefits, experts say, because they aren’t widely promoted and sometimes require healthcare providers to initiate them.
