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…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For My Hospice Ambassadors, like Kimberly Ouwehand, it means acting as a leader in their state to support Medicare’s first coordinated care model and protect the Medicare Hospice Benefit. My Hospice Ambassadors are hospice and palliative care professionals with an interest in…
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…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For My Hospice Ambassadors, like Honey Goodman, it means acting as a leader in their state to support Medicare’s first coordinated care model and protect the Medicare Hospice Benefit. My Hospice Ambassadors are hospice and palliative care professionals with an interest in…
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…
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…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For Best Hospice Care of Texas, it means celebrating their dedicated staff. As Medicare’s first coordinated care model, we must protect the Medicare Hospice Benefit for programs like Best Hospice of Texas. Below are stories recently shared by Best Hospice Care of…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. This month, we asked the #MyHospice community to tell us about a hospice nurse that made a difference in their life. See some of their responses below: When my father was struggling with COPD and other lung diseases he had an angel…
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…