Baroness Pitkeathley said there was a lot of concern over the impact on the third sector, and said some charities would have to change their structure.
Lady Pitkeathley, vice president of the Carers National Association, argued that the benefits of delivering more effective and efficient care were obvious to patients and the wider community.
Lord Warner and Baroness Pitkeathley put forward an amendment, also signed by crossbencher Lord Patel, to that effect, during a third day of report stage on the Health and Social Care Bill.