This article describes the challenges faced by providers in integrating and effectively using caregivers and suggests longer-range public policy approaches to address these challenges and spur system changes that respond to caregivers' needs and help them manage the demands placed upon them. A policy agenda for incorporating and supporting caregivers as part of the health care team should be organized around establishing the value of caregivers, establishing standards and guidelines, creating a system of accountability and incentives for providers, and finding a role for technology in helping to incorporate caregivers into the health care team and support their needs.