Hospices’ 2024 Public Policy Priorities
07/01/24 at 03:00 AM
Hospices’ 2024 Public Policy Priorities
Hospice News; by Jim Parker; 6/27/24
A group of hospice leaders recently participated in Hospice Action Week, a lobbying event held last week by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the Hospice Action Network. In their meetings with legislators, providers made known their policy priorities. A key goal of these discussions was to establish open lines of communication with congressional offices to foster continued advocacy on hospice issues, according to NHPCO COO and interim CEO Ben Marcantonio. [Key issues include:]
- Battling fraud ...
- Gerald's Law [i.e.] a regulatory loophole that adversely affects veterans ...
- Rebuilding the workforce [more specifically,] action on the the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA) ...
- Revising the Special Focus Program ...
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