The Hospice Action Network Presents 2023 Angel Awards Honorees

For Immediate ReleaseDecember 19, 2023 President Carter Honored as the First-Ever Recipient of the Courageous Conversations Award (Alexandria, VA) – The Hospice Action Network (HAN), the advocacy affiliate group of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is pleased to announce its 2023 Hospice Action Network Angel Award Honorees. The HAN Angel Awards were…

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Congressional Briefing Demonstrates the Value of the Medicare Hospice Benefit

New Research Shows Hospice Produces Better Outcomes, Lower Medicare Costs For Immediate ReleaseJuly 28, 2023 (Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, VA) – On Thursday, July 27 a panel of healthcare experts presented groundbreaking new research at a Capitol Hill briefing for Congressional offices, showing that patient use of hospice contributed to $3.5 billion in Medicare savings…

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David Klementz and Chris Taelman Join the Hospice Action Network Board of Directors

For Immediate ReleaseJuly 24, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The Hospice Action Network (HAN), the advocacy affiliate of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is pleased to announce that Chris Taelman and David Klementz have joined its board of directors. Klementz is President and CEO of Traditions Health, a nationally recognized leader in high-quality…

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NHPCO Welcomes Congressional Reintroduction of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

For Immediate ReleaseJuly 12, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its advocacy affiliate, the Hospice Action Network (HAN) are pleased to support the reintroduction of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) in the U.S. Senate. This bipartisan legislation (S. 2243) would meet the growing demand…

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Hospice Action Network Honors Congressional Champions with Angel Award

(Alexandria, VA) – The Hospice Action Network (HAN), the advocacy affiliate group of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is pleased to announce its 2022 Hospice Action Network Angel Award Honorees. This award was created to recognize select members of Congress on both sides of the aisle for their ongoing efforts to amplify the voices of patients,…

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Endorsement of Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act

For Immediate ReleaseDecember 1, 2022 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its advocacy affiliate, the Hospice Action Network (HAN), are pleased to endorse the Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act (S.4873/H.R. 8840), sponsored by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR),…

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NHPCO Welcomes Senate Proclamation Honoring National Hospice and Palliative Care Month

For Immediate ReleaseNovember 29, 2022 (Alexandria, Va) – This week, the U.S. Senate officially recognized November as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its affiliate group, the Hospice Action Network (HAN), express our gratitude for this important recognition of the essential work of hospice and palliative…

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NHPCO-Led Coalition Welcomes Introduction of GRIEF ACT in Congress

For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 30, 2022 (Alexandria, VA) The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its affiliate group, the Hospice Action Network (HAN) applaud today’s introduction of the Grief Resilience Investment and Education Fund (GRIEF) Actin the House of Representatives by Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25). If passed, the GRIEF Act would expand access to…

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NHPCO and HAN Urge CMS to Implement More Telehealth Data Collection and Oversight

For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 14, 2022  (Alexandria – VA) The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its affiliate group, the Hospice Action Network (HAN) recently led a letter on behalf of organizations representing a broad coalition of the hospice, palliative care, and telehealth communities urging Congress to require Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…

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