GREAT NEWS hospice and palliative care advocates! Today, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) as S.2080. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation is endorsed by a broad coalition of healthcare organizations and has already received 243 cosponsors in the House. If passed, PCHETA…
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 helped their fathers. See some of their responses below: “My dad’s hospice nurse knew that his final wish was to walk his granddaughter around the block one more time.…
NHPCO is proud to support new legislation that would grow the palliative care workforce by creating incentives and loan forgiveness opportunities through the National Health Services Corp. Read more in a press release by NHPCO below: NHPCO Supports Provider Training in Palliative Care Act For Immediate Release:June 21, 2019 NHPCO Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Legislation…
The HAN Team is delighted to welcome Natasha Cooke and Nicholas Telesco, who will be with us until the end of July. A message from Natasha: Hi! My name is Natasha Cooke and I am the new intern for NHPCO and the Hospice Action Network! I am a student at the University of New Mexico…
PCHETA! PCHETA! PCHETA! For the past week, The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA/H.R.647) has been the talk of the town in the Nation’s Capital. On June 17th, the HAN team partnered with the Patient Quality of Life Coalition (PQLC) for a day of online action in support of PCHETA. Hospice and…
In case you missed it – the Rural Access to Hospice Act (RAH) was reintroduced in the House on May 9th by Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI) and Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN) as H.R. 2594! RAH now has bipartisan, bicameral support and if enacted, would ensure that individuals in the final stages of life have access…
Sure, it’s exciting to visit Washington, D.C. and see the U.S. Capitol- but if you really want to get to know your Member of Congress, there’s no better place than your own backyard! That’s why NHPCO is working to launch a My Hospice Congressional Roundtable program to connect hospice providers with their Members of Congress…
The Hospice Action Network would like to extend a sincere thank you to Enclara Pharmacia and Hospice Pharmacy Solutions for their support of the advocacy portion of 2019 Leadership and Advocacy Conference. Their investment assisted in the execution of a successful Hill Day and State Delegation Reception and ensured that hospice and palliative care professionals,…
The Hospice Action Network is delighted to introduce Mark Slobodien, our new Director of Legislative Affairs. A message from Mark: “I am writing today to introduce myself to the hospice and palliative care community. My name is Mark Slobodien and I am the new Director of Legislative Affairs at the Hospice Action Network (HAN) and…
What Does the Government Shutdown Mean for Hospice & Palliative Care? Since December 22nd, the Federal Government has been operating under a partial shutdown, making this the longest government shutdown in the history of the United States. The shutdown occurred when Congress and President Trump were unable to agree on an appropriations bill for fiscal…