The Hamilton Project at Brookings produces research and policy proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more Americans.
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"Immigrants play a foundational role in caregiving already.” At a recent event, @domesticworkers’s Haeyoung Yoon highlighted how immigration policy change could strengthen the care system: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
ALT "The future of immigrants is really fundamentally connected with the future of care in this country." Haeyoung Yoon speaks at "Meeting long-term care needs for an aging United States."
While formal cost-benefit analysis for all regulations may sound good, it is not useful—and in fact could be harmful—when applied to tax and transfer rules.
Learn why, and what we can do about it, in a new proposal from @gregleiserson: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
What is "OIRA," and why should you care?
In a new @TaxLawCenterNYU and @HamiltonProj proposal, @gregleiserson examines the role of cost-benefit analysis, and the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), in regulatory policymaking: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
STARTING NOW: Join @AvivaAronDine, Kristina Costa, Greg Leiserson, and K. Sabeel Rahman for a webinar on improving federal rulemaking. hamiltonproject.org/event/re…
ALT "Reforming regulation: Debating cost-benefit analysis and the role of OIRA."
A new proposal from @HamiltonProj and @TaxLawCenterNYU on regulatory reform is out. @gregleiserson argues that formal cost-benefit analysis doesn’t make sense for a certain category of rules, known as tax and transfer rules. Learn more: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
Join us online TODAY @ 1:30 PM ET: hamiltonproject.org/event/re…
How can we improve the regulatory process? Tomorrow, dive into the inner workings of government at our virtual event: hamiltonproject.org/event/re…
Why care about business tax reform? Read a new @FT op-ed from @KClausing on the case for strengthening the U.S. corporate tax, building on her recent THP proposal: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
Are we prepared to meet the needs of our aging population? @Argentum’s Maggie Elehwany highlighted the urgent need to address direct care workforce shortages at our recent event: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
ALT "Nobody's thinking about it, nobody's planning for it, and we're certainly not preparing the workforce we need to do that." Quote from Maggie Elehwany (Argentum), at "Meeting long-term care needs for an aging United States," on September 29, 2026.
We are facing looming demographic and workforce challenges in the direct care sector, @taraelizwatson writes. Read the case for a direct care worker visa, the H-1D: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
ALT Figure 2. Number of people 65 and older and 85 and older with a disability.
How can we improve federal rulemaking? On 10/14, join The Hamilton Project and @TaxLawCenterNYU for a virtual event on cost-benefit analysis and the role of OIRA: hamiltonproject.org/event/re…
ALT "Reforming regulation: Debating cost-benefit analysis and the role of OIRA." Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 1:30-2:30 pm ET. Online only.
With the rising number of older Americans, an estimated 1.28 million additional workers in the sector will be needed by 2036.
@taraelizwatson details a temporary direct care worker visa, the H-1D, to address this looming workforce challenge. hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
ALT "Immigration will need to be part of the solution to preserve high-quality, accessible care for the nation's older adults." -Tara Watson
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We're living longer & that's something to celebrate! But as the number of older Americans grows, so does our need for direct care workers & long-term care services. NCOA's Nicole Howell joined experts at @BrookingsInst to discuss how to expand access to long-term care.
Check out a new @mcknightsltcn article that highlights @taraelizwatson’s new proposal for a direct care worker visa: mcknights.com/news/d-for-dir…
Read the full proposal: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
Medicare home health lacks an obviously consistent guiding objective. @liraneinav, Amy Finkelstein, @YunanJi, and @nealemahoney explore potential objectives for the Medicare home health program and their implications for policy design. hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
Direct care workers have high rates of turnover, with less than half of workers remaining as a residential care or home care worker in the following year. Who stays and who goes? @KristaRuffini, Karen Shen, and @zayetz explore the data: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
New policy solution: @taraelizwatson explains the need for, and details, a new direct care worker visa. hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
The U.S. is aging—and not ready for it. We've published three new pieces on long-term care:
📝 A direct care worker visa policy
📝 Rethinking Medicare home health
📝 Who enters and who exits direct care jobs in long-term care settings
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@KristaRuffini, Karen Shen, and @zayetz assess the labor market for direct care workers, examining who enters and exits direct care jobs in long-term care settings. hamiltonproject.org/publicat…