title: Care and care alike.
abstract: If family and friends were paid for their care of the chronically ill, the U.S. health care tab would take a $194 billion hit--exceeding home health spending. What do they get for giving so much? Harm to their own health.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Speer
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States