Hospice Action Network

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2024 NHPCO and HAN Secure Significant Policy Victories in Congress (Alexandria, VA) – This week marked a series of triumphs for the National Hospice and Palliative...

https://hospiceactionnetwork.org/nhpco-and-han-secure-significant-policy-victories-in-congress/

In this letter to the House Ways and Means Committee, NHPCO endorses H.R. 8261, the “Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act”. Specifically, NHPCO voices support for continu...

https://hospiceactionnetwork.org/endorsement-letter-for-h-r-8261-the-preserving-telehealth-hospital-and-ambulance-access-act/

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 star...

https://hospiceactionnetwork.org/ambassadors-idc-2024/

NHPCO submitted a letter in response to the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee hearing on "Legislative Proposals to Support Patience Access to Telehealth Services." The p...

https://hospiceactionnetwork.org/letter-to-house-energy-and-commerce-subcommittee-on-health-re-telehealth-services/

NHPCO submitted comments highlighting hospice and palliative care providers’ expertise and dedication to providing care at home in rural and underserved communities. As innovators in providing ...

https://hospiceactionnetwork.org/comments-to-ways-and-means-committee-re-hearing-on-enhancing-access-to-care-at-home-in-rural-and-underserved-communities/

Trey Gibson encourages advocates to not shy away from showing emotions when telling their stories. “It’s okay to cry. Bring some tissues,” he says. “It’s hard for me to tell Emilie’s ...

https://hospiceactionnetwork.org/advocating-with-grief-2/

“Emilie’s illness felt like a race in many ways,” Trey Gibson recalls, “At one point during that race, someone asked me about how things were going, and I replied that I don’t like to l...

https://hospiceactionnetwork.org/advocating-with-grief-1/

In December 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a request for information (RFI) on the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model. The RFI so...

https://hospiceactionnetwork.org/coalition-nhpco-rfi-vbid/

NHPCO, The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), and LeadingAge partnered on a letter to Congress in oppositi...

https://hospiceactionnetwork.org/coalition-letter-impact-act-2024/

NHPCO submitted a sign-on letter representing the needs, concerns, and experiences of over 80 organizations across the nation providing hospice and palliative care to rural and frontier communiti...

https://hospiceactionnetwork.org/letter-rural-access/