You know what time it is – well, almost is! National Hospice and Palliative Care Month begins one week from today, which means hospice and palliative care professionals, leaders, advocates, and supporters will join in efforts to enhance awareness and educate their community about care for people experiencing serious illness and the end of life. …

According to a 2019 study, closing the gap in hospice utilization between White and racial/ethnic minority populations would result in cost savings of an estimated $2,105 per Medicare hospice beneficiary, which translates to approximately $270 million annually. Particularly, Medicare spends around 20% more on Black and Hispanic people than White people in their last year…

Group Advocates for Immediate Action A big THANK YOU to the over 550 Advocates who called and emailed their Members of Congress during Virtual Hill Week to make this happen! Stay tuned as we learn more about when/how it will continue to move through the process and be ready to reach out to Congress again…

We now have 289 cosponsors!! Just one more to go! Thanks to your recent advocacy efforts during Virtual Hill Week and the follow-up efforts of our My Hospice Ambassadors who took to Capitol Hill to reiterate our asks, The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R.647/S.2080) currently has 287 sponsors in the House.…

Thank you everyone who participated in Virtual Hill Week and helped us complete over 3,300 advocacy actions! Special Kudos to Massachusetts and Kentucky, who lead the states with 104 Massachusetts Advocates sending over 800 emails, and 66 Kentucky Advocates sending over 200 emails. And a shout-out to the at least 10 advocates so far who…

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.…

Written by Nicholas Telesco, Hospice Action Network Intern: In exciting news, the ACE Kids Act, which will alleviate coordination issues children with medically complex conditions face, has become law! The bill, which was included in the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 (H.R. 1839) was introduced by Reps. Paul Ruiz (D-CA-36), Markwayne Mullin…

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…

August Recess is only two weeks away! For those of us in government relations and in the D.C. Metropolitan area, August provides a break from the everyday hustle and bustle of the political world, but for advocates around the country this is the perfect time to engage with Congressional offices in your own backyard. During…

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…