[NY] Legislature passes bill banning new for-profit hospices

[NY] Legislature passes bill banning new for-profit hospices
The New York State Senate; by Sen. Liz Krueger; 4/9/25
Today, the State Senate passed S.3437, carried by Senator Liz Krueger, a bill that would be ban new for-profit hospices in New York State. The bill, carried in the Assembly by Assembly Member Amy Paulin, passed that house on March 26th... I urge Governor Hochul to sign this bill."... S. 3437, which was previously vetoed by Governor Hochul in 2022, would prohibit the approval of new applications for the establishment, construction or increased capacity of for-profit hospice entities. New York is uniquely situated to prevent the deterioration of end-of-life care described above, as currently only two of 41 hospices in New York are for-profit, compared to a national average of two-thirds as of 2017.