Advocacy Events
From hill briefings to educational events to bringing advocates to Washington, NHPCO and HAN engage with policymakers and advocates through multiple policy and advocacy events.
NHPCO ALC Conference
Sept. 16-18 2024
Concurrent Session, Peer-to-Peer Connection, and More
At the Annual Leadership Conference, the HAN team showed members how to stand up and speak out!
• At our concurrent session, our panel of advocates and staff discussed the potential threat of telehealth flexibilities ending for the face-to-face visit and how members can take action.
• At the advocacy Peer-to-Peer, members connected about where they are currently at in their advocacy growth and how the Alliance can expand advocacy involvement.
• Alliance members also participated in an advocacy bingo game, completing advocacy action items for a chance to win a prize.
Hospice Action Week 2024
June 10-13, 2024
More than 100 hospice and palliative care advocates from across the country met with over 150 congressional offices to discuss key legislative and regulatory priorities for ensuring and expanding access to hospice and palliative care.
NHPCO IDC Virtual Conference
April 17, 2024
Peer-to-Peer Connections: Care and Advocacy
Everyone has a role to play in speaking out for better hospice and palliative care policies. But for many providers, participating in legislative advocacy can be intimidating. How do you get started? Who has the time? Can you really make a difference? Will you be heard? 3 MyHospice Ambassadors shared their insights and experiences from being on the frontlines of both hospice care and advocating for better hospice and palliative care policies.
Advocacy Basics Training
November 29, 2023
A training providing an overview of the role of advocates in public policy, ways that advocates can take action throughout the year, and the resources HAN provides. Presented by Stephanie Marburger, Manager of Grassroots Advocacy, and Logan Hoover, NHPCO’s VP of Policy and Government Relations and Executive Director of HAN.
NHPCO Annual Leadership Conference
October 1-2, 2023
Presented panel at NHPCO’s ALC 2023 conference, titled “At the Table: Your Role in Protecting Your Existence.” Logan Hoover, Executive Director at HAN, led our panel of experts in a conversation about the importance of government relations—and how organizations at any size can engage effectively. Our panel included Samira Beckwith of Chapters Health System, Mark Slobodien of VITAS Healthcare, and Jennifer Poersch of HLP&R Advocacy.
The HAN Board also convened as a part of the pre-conference.
NHPCO Podcast
September 27, 2023
Logan Hoover, NHPCO’s VP of Policy and Government Relations and Executive Director of HAN, discusses current policy priorities for the hospice and palliative care community.
Hill Briefing
The Value of the Medicare Hospice Benefit
July 27, 2023
NHPCO, the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), and NORC at the University of Chicago partnered for this briefing, which was presented to legislative staffers on Capitol Hill. The briefing highlighted the findings of the recent NORC study on hospice care savings for Medicare. Featured expert speakers included Dianne Munevar, VP of Health Care Strategy at NORC, and HAN members Susan Lloyd, CEO of Delaware Hospice, and Dr. Joseph Shega, CMO of VITAS Healthcare.
- Press release: Briefing demonstrates the value of the Medicare hospice benefit
- Hospice News coverage: Hospice a huge value to Medicare
- Video of the Briefing: on YouTube
Hospice Action Week 2023
June 6-7, 2023
Hospice and palliative care advocates from across the nation gathered in Washington, DC to meet with Congressional office about key policy priorities.
MyHospice Ambassador Hill Day
June 13-14, 2022
MyHospice Ambassadors gathered together with HAN in Washington, DC to meet with Members of Congress in support of key policy priorities. Advocates met with over 100 Congressional offices. Policy priorities included:
- Hospice Payment Policy
- The Hospice Workforce Crisis
- Community -Based Palliative Care
Virtual Hill Day
July 21-22, 2021
HAN advocates united virtually to speak with Members of Congress and their staff. Advocates met with over 200 offices in the House and Senate to share their stories and to discuss key policy priorities, including:
- Community-Based Palliative Care
- Telehealth modernization
- Hospice workforce crisis
Virtual Advocacy Week
March 23-30, 2020
In the midst of the emerging COVID-19 pandemic, HAN rallied advocates to reach out to Members of Congress through phone calls, emails, and social media outreach. Nearly 4,000 advocates from across the nation took part to raise a united voice in support of policies vital to hospice and palliative care during this uncertain time.
We Are Hospice
Event on Capitol Hill
January 15, 2020
We Are Hospice was a resource and education fair for Members of Congress and their staff to learn more about hospice and palliative care. The event was hosted by NHPCO and co-sponsored by the Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care. Ten other hospice providers and community partners also participated, sharing the unique, person-centered aspects of these care models on the Hill.
Ambassadors Fall Fly-In
September 18, 2019
MyHospice Ambassadors took to Capitol Hill to advocate for hospice and palliative care. Ambassadors participated in 56 meetings, with over 20 Members of Congress in support of bolstering the hospice workforce and training, access to care for rural communities, and smart oversight to ensure program integrity.
