- Resource Highlight: Concurrent CareJun 26, 2024The conversations from the convening were captured in a newly released summary report that sets the stage for next steps needed to advance concurrent care. The summary report is open access and can be used by any stakeholders with interest in advancing concurrent care.
- The Coalition Edition, June 2024Jun 17, 2024The Coalition Edition is a periodic newsletter about activities and initiatives to improve equitable access to quality care for serious illness. Join Our Mailing List
- Coalition Comments on the Hospice Proposed Rule FY25May 28, 2024The NCHPC supports equitable access to quality hospice care for all hospice eligible patients who desire to receive hospice care. Few hospices are in the financial position to take on the risk of costs associated with high intensity palliative treatments for eligible patients at end of life under the current hospice benefit.
- Advancing Palliative Care ResearchMay 28, 2024On behalf of the NCHPC, we urge the leadership of the Appropriations Committee and the LHHS Subcommittee to include $12.5 million for the National Institute of Aging (NIA) for the trans-Institute, multi-disease Consortium for Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan.
- Coalition Endorses Gerald’s Law ActMay 21, 2024Under current law, VA hospice care provided at home does not qualify as a ‘death under VA care’ and is therefore not fully covered under the nonservice-connected burial and plot benefit.
- NCHPC Welcomes the American Cancer Society as a New MemberApr 10, 2024The NCHPC welcomes the American Cancer Society (ACS) as a new member of the NCHPC coalition. With the addition of ACS, the NCHPC gains an additional distinguished national leader, allowing us to advocate more effectively for the patients, families, and caregivers who are always the intended beneficiaries of our work.
- Congress appropriations package includes $12.5 million in funding for palliative care researchMar 27, 2024Congress passed a fiscal year 2024 appropriations package that will provide $12.5 million in funding...
- NCHPC Endorsed Patient Choice Among the Recommendations for the CMS VBID ModelMar 20, 2024The National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care along with other leading organizations recently submitted...
- The National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care Establishes a Pediatric DivisionNov 13, 2023The National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care announced today that the Pediatric Palliative Care...
- Supporting Care of the Seriously Ill: House Budget Committee RecommendationsOct 23, 2023The National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care (Coalition) believes it can recommend specific solutions...
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