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As well, certain conditions cost more than others to manage, and older caregivers may be especially at risk of experiencing financial burden from an illness. This study investigated the association between caregiving and longitudinal change in health cost burden by measuring condition-specific expenses in a nationally representative sample of older caregivers and noncaregivers.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Research Design and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Three waves of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) were used in the analysis. Caregiver sociodemographic and financial status was matched with updated treatment and lost-wage costs for chronic conditions developed by the Milken Institute. Profiles of health cost burden were created for community-dwelling adults 60 years and older who completed the HRS core survey for all 3 wave years from 2016 to 2020 (N\u2005=\u200510,540). Bivariate and regression analyses were used to examine differences in health cost burden between caregivers and noncaregivers over time.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Compared with noncaregivers, caregivers were healthier and less burdened at baseline. 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