After a series of negotiations with lawmakers the White House has announced a “framework” for drafting of the Build Back Better Act. The massive $1.7 trillion package would include $150 billion to expand home- and community-based services for seniors as well as $100 million to grow the hospice and palliative care nursing workforce and educate the public about those services, Hospice News reports.
Provisions of the forthcoming legislation include $30 million for hospice and palliative care education, $20 million for physician training in that specialty, and $10 million for dissemination of palliative care information. The framework would also allocate $20 million for hospice and palliative care academic career awards. Read more.
