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Researchers Uncover Widespread Disparities Affecting Rural Hospice Caregivers

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Researchers from Michigan State University’s School of Nursing recently dug into the geographic and psychosocial challenges that rural family caregivers experience when providing community-based palliative and hospice care. The researchers’ analysis spanned the experiences of 1,470 caregivers across 18 studies from 2010 to 2023.

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New York State Passes Law to Raise Hospice, Palliative Care Awareness

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The campaign must include education about hospice and palliative care, according to the newly approved legislation.

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Hospice Palliative Care: Palliative Care in CMMI Programs

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I have heard a lot of ACO people being very frustrated that they’re like, “We have this palliative care program but there’s a three month waiting list. We don’t really have a palliative care resource.” These are patients that have multiple needs that it’s not hospice care.