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How Pennsylvania’s new paid leave bill leaves the sandwich generation behind

  • Written by Kate Perepezko, Research Scientist, Miami University
imageApproximately 63 million Americans are family caregivers.Jub Rubjob/Moment Collection via Getty Images

The number of family caregivers has grown from 53 million Americans in 2020 to 63 million as of 2025. This number is expected to increase as the baby boomer generation ages and faces the limitations of our current health and social services systems...

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