Health Policy and Advocacy

Turn to AAHPM for news and information about health policy issues with the potential to impact hospice and palliative care patients and providers.

Learn how the Academy is advocating for the field and how you can weigh in to make a difference. You can also connect with AAHPM colleagues and staff to share information and advocacy resources.

Advocacy Updates

AAHPM Provides Comments on Draft Hospice Legislation

AAHPM Signs onto Letter Requesting 2-year Extension on Telehealth
Prescribing Flexibilities

Physician Fee Schedule

AAHPM Submits Comments on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

Federal Research Funding

Patient Quality of Life Coalition Requests Continued Federal Funding for Palliative Care Research

AAHPM Submits Testimony to House and Senate Committees for Continued Federal Funding for Palliative Care Research

Health Policy News

Academy provides CMS with feedback on how to improve data collection for patients with serious illness.

AAHPM Provides Testimony at Drug Enforcement Agency Telehealth Listening Session

AAHPM Comments on Rescheduling of Marijuana Proposed Rule

Comments to PTAC on Addressing the Needs of Patients with Complex Chronic Conditions or Serious Illnesses in Population Based Payment Models

AAHPM Signs onto Letter Requesting DEA Expedite New Rules for Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances

Senate Finance Committee Requests Feedback on Medicare Benefits for Chronically Ill Patients

House Committee Requests Feedback on Next Steps for 21^st Century Cures Initiative

AAHPM Provides Feedback to House Committee on Proposed NIH Reforms

Academy Submits Comments on Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule