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At the November 14 hearing, Edo Banach stressed the
importance of person-centered care in preparing for the
needs of aging Americans.

First, Congress must advance the
bipartisan Rural Access to Hospice
Act (S. 1190/H.R. 2594), which will
allow providers working in Rural
Health Centers (RHC) and Federal
Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
to receive payment for hospice
services while acting as attending
physicians for their patients. Under
the legislation, RHCs and FQHCs
would be able to bill and be paid
for hospice attending physician
services the same way they are
currently paid for providing other
services. Passing this bill will
ensure individuals and families
living in rural and underserved
areas can select hospice without
jeopardizing their relationship with
their trusted physician.
Second, the Senate should pass
the Palliative Care and Hospice
Education and Training Act

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(PCHETA). This legislation would
improve and expand professional
training to meet the growing
demand for hospice and palliative
care. Already passed in the House
with strong, bipartisan support, it
is time for the Senate to act
quickly to pass this bill and send it
to President Trump's desk for his
signature.
Without the support and resources
this legislation provides, recent
projections suggest that by 2030,
there will only be one palliative care
physician for every 26,000
seriously ill patients. Based on the
influx of seniors entering the
Medicare program daily, our senior
care system cannot withstand
such a shortfall of health care
professionals. Therefore, Congress
should finish the job and pass
PCHETA this year.

too many aging
and seriously ill
Americans face
barriers that limit
access and choice
when it comes to
their health care.

At the same time, Congress should
work with stakeholders to ensure
better hospice care and smart
oversight of that care. As I
announced at last week's hearing,
we have been working with leaders
in both Congress and the
administration to develop policies
that would implement safeguards,
improve education and enhance
information available to
consumers, all of which would
support the hospice provider
community in offering patients and



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