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Breaking the Silence: The Mounting Need for Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

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This could lead to patients potentially dying without access to hospice support with a range of unmet emotional, physical and psychosocial needs, according to Lindsey Owen, executive director of Disability Rights Vermont.

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Challenges in Hospice Care for Terminal Anorexia Patients

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Issues around defining criteria for terminal anorexia can complicate end-of-life experiences among patients and families, Berg said at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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Hospices’ 2024 Public Policy Priorities 

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Earl Blumenaur (D-Oregon) is in the process of drafting legislation designed to tackle the fraud issue as well as improve the quality of hospice care. Blumenauer announced the bill, the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act, at the Hospice News Elevate conference in Washington D.C.

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The State of the Hospice Nursing Workforce 

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Compensation, demographic trends Alongside complex interdisciplinary educational needs, nurses are also facing challenges related to their earnings potential, recent research has found. The demographic trends among hospice clinicians are similar to those of the swelling aging population in need of their services.

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More States Integrating Palliative Care Into Medicaid Programs

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Case in point, New Jersey legislators are currently mulling a bill that would create a community-based palliative care benefit within the state’s Medicaid program.

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Senate Again Takes Up Hospice, Palliative Staffing Bill

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If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. Access to high quality palliative and hospice care services is vital for patients and their families,” Capito said in a statement. “As

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Researchers Uncover Widespread Disparities Affecting Rural Hospice Caregivers

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Rural caregivers are more vulnerable to adverse emotional health impacts than others due to their remote locations, researcher Arienne Patano, PhD student at Michigan State University, said at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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