MedPage Today's KevinMD Op-Ed: How a Family Caregiver Saved My Life During a Rare Medical Crisis

SB Op Ed

MedPage Today's KevinMD has published an Op-Ed authored by Scott Bane, JD, MPA, JAHF senior program officer, "How a Family Caregiver Saved My Life During a Rare Medical Crisis."

In the Op-Ed, Scott Bane shares his personal experience with family caregiving during a rare medical crisis. He highlights the importance of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers and calls to the new administration to provide necessary tax cuts.

Scott Bane was also a guest on the KevinMD podcast. In the episode, "Supporting family caregivers: insights from a rare medical crisis," Scott Bane and Kevin Pho explored the challenges and triumphs of family caregiving, and the impact of federal policies like the RAISE Act. Scott shared actionable strategies for supporting caregivers in the US, provided insights into navigating the health care system and talked about the need for support for family caregivers.

Read the op-ed.
Listen to the podcast episode.
Visit KevinMD's webpage.
Learn more about the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
Learn more about JAHF's co-support of NASHP.

original post 1/14/2025 updated 2/19/2025