The Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act

The Recognize, Assist, Include Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act was signed into law on January 23, 2018. The bill is Public Law 115-119 (U.S. Congress) had bipartisan sponsorship by Maine Senator Susan Collins (R) who chairs the Senate Committee on Aging and Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin (D) along with Mississippi Congressman Harper Gregg (R) and Florida Congresswoman Kathy Caster (D) on the House side (Eisenberg, 2018). This law directed the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and maintain a United States strategy to recognize and support the over 40 million family caregivers. The RAISE Act aims to help relatives and partners who provide medical household and financial assistance to loved ones (Eisenberg, 2018).