2026 Election Tracker: Hospice and Palliative Care Members of Congress (Click the "Members by Hospice and Palliative Care Activity" tab at the top of the page)
Ivy Hill Strategies; online tracker built by Logan Hoover; retrieved from the internet 11/2/26, before the election 4:30pm ET with ratings refreshing every few hours 
What this is: every Member of Congress (current or former) who has sponsored or cosponsored hospice or palliative care legislation since 2020, or signed a hospice or palliative care letter, matched to the race they're in this November, whether defending their seat or running for another one. 
How to read it: races are grouped by how competitive they are (Tossups, Competitive, Safe). ... View items lists a Member's bills and letters. Core bills are about hospice or palliative care; Substantive bills contain a provision touching it, such as telehealth or VA benefits. Use the filters to narrow to Members with Core bills, Members who led a bill, or letter signers.

Providence, Compassus complete home care joint venture in Oregon 
Becker's Hospital Review; by Andrew Cass; 11/2/26 
Renton, Wash.-based Providence and Brentwood, Tenn.-based Compassus have completed the final phase of their home-based care joint venture, which brings Providence’s Oregon home health, hospice and palliative care operations under Compassus management. The joint venture operates as Providence at Home with Compassus. In Oregon, it includes 17 programs: nine home health, six hospice and two palliative care, according to a Nov. 1 news release shared with Becker’s. ... The Oregon Health Authority approved the Oregon portion with conditions in May. Those conditions require the joint venture to invest $30 million in Oregon home health and hospice operations over five years. The joint venture must also continue Providence Home Health & Hospice’s community benefit programs in the state.

Central Texas loses only pediatric hospice-at-home care as Dell Children's program closes 
Austin American-Statesman, Austin, TX; by Nicole Villalpando; 10/31/26 
Four years after it opened, Dell Children's Medical Center is closing its Hospice at Home program Friday. The program was designed to bring care to the home of a dying child, rather than to have the family go to a clinic for that care. In a statement from Dell Children's, the hospital said the program "is transitioning from home-based care to an outpatient clinic setting. That care will be provided through the Comprehensive Care Clinic, which specializes in children with complex diagnoses, many of whom might need hospice or palliative care. ... This move leaves Central Texas without a pediatric hospice provider for in-home care.

NPHI marks the start of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month with a message of “Care You Can Trust” 
National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), Washington, DC; Press Release; 11/1/26 
As National Hospice and Palliative Care Month gets underway, the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) is calling attention to the essential role hospice and palliative care play in America’s healthcare system and the importance of ensuring every patient and family has access to care they can trust. Under this year’s national theme, “Care You Can Trust,” NPHI is highlighting the providers who deliver compassionate, high-quality care and encouraging greater public awareness of what patients and families should expect when facing serious illness.

Morton Hospital establishes new palliative care consulting program 
Provider Business News (PBN), Taunton, MA; by Mica Kanner-Mascolo; 11/1/26 
Morton Hospital has opened a new palliative care program, marking the first of its kind within Brown University Health’s Massachusetts-based hospitals. The new program is an inpatient consultation service expansion for patients receiving care at Morton Hospital, offering services such as symptom management, support with complex medical decision-making, functional decline, and goals-of-care discussions, the hospital announced on Oct. 23.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Month: Air ambulance specialist offers perspective on end-of-life transportation support 
Cision PRWeb, Albuquerque, NM; Press Release by AirCare1; 11/1/26 
... Air transport allows a medically stable hospice patient to travel long distances to be near family, either at home or in a facility closer to loved ones. ... Patient wishes sometimes include a change of place. A medical flight for a hospice patient can transport them from a hospital to their home in another state, avoiding the strain of a long drive or a commercial flight. Departure happens only once the patient is stable, so the trip becomes a planned step in care. Families weighing an air ambulance for end-of-life transport should make an informed decision before choosing a provider. The type of air transport matters. Jets handle long-range trips, while helicopters suit shorter distances, so they must weigh up the type of transport. An air ambulance should also carry the equipment needed to act as an intensive care unit in flight, helping patients receive appropriate care while in transport.

Archbold Hospice hosts 20th annual Camp HEAL 
Thomasville Times-Enterprise, Thomasville, Archibold, GA; by Staff; 11/2/26 
Archbold Hospice hosted the 20th edition of Camp HEAL, an annual bereavement day camp for children, earlier this month at Camp Pineywoods in Thomas County. Camp HEAL (Healing and Encouragement After Loss) helps children ages 6 to 12 learn to cope with the loss of a loved one by providing a safe, fun environment where they can express themselves and meet others facing a similar situation. “Activities at camp focused on play, balanced with discussions of loss and activities geared toward remembrance of loved ones,” shared Linda Conti, Bereavement Coordinator at Archbold Hospice. “Campers enjoyed activities like hay rides, archery, journaling, pet therapy, and interactions with animals from Chehaw Park and Zoo.”

Paying it forward to the next generation of healthcare professionals 
Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada; by Marin LaSalle; 10/29/26 
Seeing a shortage of workers in healthcare, Ariane Riou and Réal Plourde decided to help Quebec students continue their studies. The couple knew that education can change the course of a life. ...

• Seeing the best and the worst in the world ...
• Research in the service of action ...
• A hospice called La Maison de la Sérénité ...
• Giving back to the university ...
• A foundation built to last ...

Over 1,400 industry leaders convene for the National Alliance for Care at Home Annual Meeting & Exposition, Alliance awards presented 
National Alliance for Care at Home (The Alliance), Alexandria, VA; Press Release; 11/2/26 
The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) successfully hosted its second Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, DC, from Oct. 27-30. The event brought together leaders from across the care at home community to learn, connect, and explore the trends, innovations, and strategies shaping the future of care delivery. Over 1,400 attendees and exhibitors joined the event, which included award presentations, leadership-centered programming, continuing education, real-world skill building, a solutions-focused expo hall, and networking.

Medicare spending rises after private equity buys hospices 
Harvard Medical School; by Harvard Medical School with byline, Jake Miller; 11/2/26 
At a Glance 

• Researchers compared 191 for-profit hospices acquired by private equity firms between 2018 and 2022 with 1,305 similar for-profit hospices that were not.
• After acquisition, Medicare paid $993 more per hospice stay relative to comparison hospices, a 5.9 percent increase from a baseline of $16,922.
• Average length of stay increased by 6.3 days and patients were more likely to be discharged alive from private equity hospices, with no increase in services provided.
• Patients with dementia were admitted more, suggesting that the private equity hospices may have shifted toward patients who need less daily care, which is more profitable under Medicare’s flat daily payment.

[Source article: Changes in hospice use, Medicare spending, and patient outcomes after private equity acquisition; by Sneha Kannan, Julia Driessen, Jeremy M. Kahn, Catherine Mankiw, Zirui Song; Health Affairs, 11/2/26.]

Health Care Investors Conference: 2026 recap 
JD Supra; by Meredith Edwards Collins, Delaney Durst, Ali Gallagher, Kate Hardey, Angela Humphreys, Zoebedeh Malakpa, Tatjana Paterno, Mariah R. Rhodes, Danielle Sloane, Andrew H. Weikert; 10/30/26 
Bass, Berry & Sims hosted the 16th annual Health Care Investors Conference (HCIC) on October 20 in Nashville. ... Each year, HCIC brings together leading healthcare industry executives and investors from across the country to gain insights from leading private equity (PE) sponsors, operators, insurance professionals and regulatory experts. This year’s conference highlights included a cautiously optimistic outlook, technology enablement (particularly artificial intelligence (AI), and an evolving regulatory environment.

• Healthcare M&A Market Trends: 2026 and Beyond ...
• AI in Healthcare: From Pilot to Impact ...
• Behind the Bid: What Buyers Are Paying for in Healthcare Technology ...

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