End-of-Life Care Group Praises Report by NJ Gov. Advisory Council on End-of-Life Care
November 27, 2018Compassion & Choices today praised a new report by the New Jersey Governor’s Advisory Council on End-of-Life Care, noting that…
A Call To The Palliative Care Community For A Patient-Centered Response To Medical Aid In Dying
June 7, 2017By Barbara Coombs Lee, President and CEO, Kim Callinan, Chief Program Officer, Compassion & Choices
This piece originally appeared on the March 15, 2017 Health Affairs Blog During the past 20 years, the end-of-life care community…
Medical Aid in Dying: The Cornerstone of Patient-Centered Care
May 16, 2017By Barbara Coombs Lee and David Grube
The following article originally appeared in the May 2017 American Society of Aging Generations Magazine – End-of-Life Care edition. In…
Health on the Hill: HR 3119 The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) is Heard on the Hill
September 12, 2016Everyone should be in the driver’s seat when it comes to their healthcare, especially at the end of life. We…
New Policy Brief Highlights Need for Palliative Care for People with Advanced Illnesses
August 9, 2016High quality, evidence-based care that improves patient outcomes and is consistent with patient values, preferences and goals and aligns with…
The Inside Scoop: Federal Policy on Advanced Illness and End-of-Life Care
February 29, 2016By Kim Callinan and Mark Dann
In 2015, our nation saw progress on the federal policy front as it relates to improving care and expanding choice…
We listen. We care.
November 22, 2011By Barbara Coombs Lee
Huffington Post November 16, 2011 Leaders in the care of patients who face serious and life-limiting illness have designated November…
New York’s Palliative Care Information Act: A Sea Change in End-of-Life Care
August 19, 2010Word came Sunday night from Compassion & Choices New York that Governor Paterson had signed our bill, the Palliative Care Information Act,…
