As President and CEO of NHPCO, I want to urge everyone to consider attending Advocacy Day 2020. Our community faces several important threats and opportunities this year, including Hospice Program Integrity legislation, PCHETA, the Rural Access to Hospice Act, and the MA-VBID proposal. I know many of you have strong feelings about these issues, but…
On January 15, NHPCO hosted “We Are Hospice”, a resource fair to educate lawmakers and their staff about the value of person-centered care and celebrate the hospice community. The event was cosponsored by the Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care and 10 hospice care providers and community partners participated including AAHPM, HPNA, SWPHN, Pet Peace…
First off, we have TWO new cosponsors on the Rural Access to Hospice Act: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] 09/11/2019 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] 09/11/2019 AND FOURTEEN new cosponsors on PCHETA!: Ten from the House: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] 09/09/2019 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] 09/09/2019 Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] 09/09/2019 Rep. Crawford, Eric A.…
Yesterday, NHPCO’s VP of Palliative and Advanced Illness Lori Bishop moderated a panel to kick off the newest caucus in the US Senate. Created by Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and co-chaired by Senators Rosen, Barrasso (R-WY), Fischer (R-NE) and Baldwin (D-WI), the caucus aims to raise the public’s awareness and promote the availability and benefits…
NHPCO is happy to announce that the Rural Access to Hospice Act has received endorsements from not only 32 State Hospice and Palliative Care Organizations, but also from the National Rural Health Association and the National Association of Rural Health Clinics. Please feel free to use these documents when you communicate with policymakers to show…