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The letter cites the FY 2025 federal budget reconciliation law and details the caregiving contribution and economic stakes, noting caregiver health access and the risk to care recipients. 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L. 119-21) .1  \nOur nation’s 63 million2 family caregivers are the backbone of our healthcare and longterm care systems. Family caregivers also provide an estimated $600 billion in uncompensated care each year while serving as essential partners to both patients and healthcare providers.3  \nAccording to the new report, Caring Across States, released in October 2025 by the National Alliance for Careiging and AARP, there are an estimated XX (find the number  of caregivers in your state in the Caring Across States fact sheets and add citation) family caregivers in STATE.  \nINSET INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION AND HOW YOU SUPPORT FAMILY CAREGIVERS-INCLUDE STATE-SPECIFIC STATISTICS. We are eager to  \nwork with you and our state health leaders to advance a shared commitment to elevating the vital role of family caregivers in their work to support families across our state.  \n1 H.R. 1, Pub. L. No. 119-21 (2025) .  \n2 AARP and National Alliance for Caregiving. Caregiving in the US 2025. Washington, DC: AARP. July 24, 2025.  \n[https://www.caregivingintheus.org](https://www.caregivingintheus.org)  \n3 Reinhard, Susan C., Selena Caldera, Ari Houser, and Rita B. Choula. Valuing the Invaluable 2023 Update: Strengthening Supports for Family Caregivers. Washington, DC: AARP Public Policy Institute.  \nMarch 8, 2023. [https://doi.org/10.26419/ppi.00082.006](https://doi.org/10.26419/ppi.00082.006)  \nADD A CAREGIVER STORY HIGHLIGHTING THEIR VITAL ROLE AND/OR INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW CAREGIVERS SERVE THEIR LOVED ONES IN YOUR STATE (e.g., In Arizona, nearly half of all caregivers—roughly 600,000 Arizonians—are high-intensity caregivers assisting with complex activities of daily living including bathing, dressing, medication assistance, etc. For example, Jane Doe of small town, AZ, spends 35 hours a week as the primary caregiver helping her aunt with dementia remain safely at home where they both want to be. Jane cannot work because of the time that she must care for her loved one, and she relies on Medicaid expansion for her own health benefits. Were Jane to be subject to work requirements, she would have to choose between caring for her family and her own well-being.)  \nNationally, up to 8 million family caregivers rely on Medicaid services for healthcare, including more than one million older adults between ages 50 and 64.4 Requiring millions of family caregivers to adhere to the community engagement provisions outlined in H.R. 1 risks the health of both caregivers, who may no longer have access to healthcare, and their care recipients if their primary caregivers are required to seek/find employment instead of providing ongoing essential care.  \n(If your state has expanded Medicaid, insert: As of July 2025, 41 states, including  STATE, have expanded Medicaid. According to a May 2025 report from the  Commonwealth Fund, these requirements are expected to result in XXX losing coverage in STATE (see table 2) .  \n(If your state has NOT expanded Medicaid insert: Even though STATE has not expanded Medicaid, a May 2025 report from the Commonwealth Fund, estimates a $X economic loss because of the policy resulting in increased economic hardship for families and family caregivers in STATE (see table 2) .  \nCommunity Engagement/Work Requirement Exemptions  \nOn December 8, 2025, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued guidance to states regarding implementation of work requirements (also referred to as community engagement requirements) for Medicaid prog","cbCaig6iTt5GRql1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaig6iTt5GRql1","pdf",203463,"English","# Template Letter: Exempt Family Caregivers From Medicaid Work Requirements\n## Legislative and Impact Argument\n## Community Engagement/Work Requirement Exemptions\n## Verification Processes","[{\"question\":\"What is the main request to the governor in this template letter?\",\"answer\":\"The letter urges the governor to protect family caregivers by exempting them from Medicaid work requirements (community engagement requirements) and related verification processes.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the letter argue caregivers should be exempt?\",\"answer\":\"It states that work requirements would unduly burden family caregivers, jeopardize their access to healthcare, and harm care recipients who depend on ongoing essential caregiving.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the letter suggest states should determine exemptions?\",\"answer\":\"It recommends relying on the RAISE Family Caregivers Act broad definition and automatically exempting caregivers providing care through specified Medicaid and VA programs, including home and community-based care and consumer-directed programs.\"}]","Template Letter - Ensure Family Caregivers are Exempt from Medicaid Work Requirements - Updated Feb 2026 | PDF",1790369509]