What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For Helen, it meant being able to go to a “prom” with her boyfriend put on by the facility and her hospice team joined in. As Medicare’s first coordinated care model, we must protect the Medicare Hospice Benefit for patients like Helen and the volunteers…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For April McClure, it meant being able to help her mother find peace before she died. As Medicare’s first coordinated care model, we must protect the services provided for patients like April’s mother through the Medicare Hospice Benefit. In 2009, April McClure…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For Eliza, it meant being able to recreate the prom she never got to experience in high school. As Medicare’s first coordinated care model, we must protect the Medicare Hospice Benefit so that patients like Eliza are able to continue to make special memories even…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For the doulas at the Ascend of Life Doula program, it means creating a space for personal growth for their patients. The Ascend of Life Doula program began in January 2018 with a group of six dedicated volunteers. After just a few…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For Julie Hartman, a bereavement counselor with MultiCare Hospice, it means assisting families even after their loved one’s journey has ended. As Medicare’s first coordinated care model, we must protect the services provided for professionals like Julie and the families she helps…
On Oct. 28, PCHETA – the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R. 647) – passed in the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support. PCHETA, introduced by Congressmen Eliot Engel (D-NY), Tom Reed (R-NY), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Greg Walden (R-OR), will help to expand palliative…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. This month, we asked the #MyHospice community to share stories about how hospice goes above and beyond to provide quality care for patients and their loved ones. See some of their responses below: “I have volunteered for many years for our local…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For Marie Barbagallo, it meant being able to see her daughter get married before she died. As Medicare’s first coordinated care model, we must protect the services provided for patients like Marie through the Medicare Hospice Benefit. As if on cue, the…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. This month, we asked the #MyHospice community to share stories about how they advocate for hospice care. See some of their responses below: “Compassus colleagues are important advocates for hospice. Some are involved in regular discussions with policymakers to raise awareness of…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For My Hospice Ambassadors, like Paul Ledford, it means acting as a leader in their state to support Medicare’s first coordinated care model and protect the Medicare Hospice Benefit. My Hospice Ambassadors are hospice and palliative care professionals with an interest in advocacy who…