NPHI Supports PCHETA House Passage

NPHI Supports PCHETA House Passage

August 3, 2018

On July 23, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 1676). This act moves to enhance and expand advanced illness care through strengthening provider training and public outreach programs. Initially introduced by Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY), Tom Reed (R-NY), and Buddy

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The Mystery of End-of-Life Rallies

July 27, 2018

Susan Linnee had not eaten for weeks by the time she entered a Minneapolis hospice on Oct. 5. A 75-year-old editor, she was dying of a brain tumor and as her body weakened, she grew confused and stuporous. But suddenly, 17 days later, she perked up and asked for what

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