The debate on overhauling our nation’s health care system has been launched in earnest as lawmakers begin exploring options to meet President Barack Obama’s goals of improving access and quality during tough economic times. Click here to find out more on Hospice & Health Care Reform. 

NHPCO’s Capitol Hill Day offerings are a unique opportunity to establish a link between the care you provide and the policy questions your lawmakers face. Your federal representatives need to know how they can protect and improve care for the dying. Click here

Extremely committed to the hospice community and speaking out on behalf of it, Hospice Advocate and Executive Director of Hospice Minnesota Michele Fedderly leads Hospice Minnesota’s advocacy efforts by example. Click here to read more.

NHPCO’s new Public Policy Program Assistant II Tony Kudner dove right in to aid the Public Policy Team’s efforts at the height of the health care reform debate when he joined the team last month. This week, he shares insights gained his first few weeks on the job. To read the column, Click here.