NASHP News Archive – 2018
December 18, 2018: New Toolkits Help Governors Improve Health and States Address Palliative Care Access and Quality
December 11, 2018: The Story of Marketplace Enrollment 2014-2018, and States Expand Supported Employment Initiatives
December 4, 2018: New State Approaches to Improving the Health of Pregnant and Parenting Women
November 27, 2018: New Resources to Help States Improve Integrated Care for Children
November 20, 2018: State Health Officials Concerned about the Proposed Public Charge Rule
November 13, 2018: How Indiana Addresses Health Care Workforce Challenges and Quality Measurement Tools for CYSHCN
November 6, 2018: States Craft Long-Term Support Innovations for an Aging HIV Population
October 30, 2018: States Promote Recovery for Women with Substance Use Disorder
October 23, 2018: Proposed ACA Waiver Rules Could Transform State Insurance Markets
October 16, 2018: States Take Administrative Steps to Curb Rx Costs, and a Recap of Health Issues in Governor Races
October 9, 2018: Q&A with Texas Official Working to Combat the Opioid Crisis, and New State-Federal Housing Developments
October 2, 2018: PhRMA Challenges CA’s Rx Transparency Law Again, and Should States Integrate Health Coverage and Human Services Eligibility Systems?
September 25, 2018: Effective State Strategies to Help Children and Families Affected by Opioids
September 18, 2018: NASHP Seeks Partner to Help States Advance Rx Transparency & CYSCHN National Standards Toolkit Debuts
September 11, 2018: States Are Integrating Health & Housing and Primary & Dental Care, and Stabilizing Insurance Markets
September 4, 2018: As States Brace for ACA Lawsuits, Senate Considers Protecting Pre-existing Conditions
August 28, 2018: New NASHP Model Legislation Helps States Bring Transparency to Pharmacy Benefit Managers
August 21, 2018: Policymakers from Every State Tackled Health Care at #NASHPCONF18
August 14, 2018: #NASHPCONF18 Starts Tomorrow, NASHP Releases New PBM Model Legislation
August 7, 2018: #NASHPCONF18 Starts Next Week! How States Can Protect Markets and Consumers from Short-Term Health Plans
July 31, 2018: How to Include Oral Health into Medicaid Chronic Care Models and Two Weeks left to Register for #NASHPCONF18!
July 24, 2018: How States Improve Disease Response, the Latest on Rx Legislation, and #NASHPCONF18 Discounts Extended to July 27!
July 17, 2018: Bills to Help States Address the Opioid Epidemic Before Congress, Register Today for #NASHPCONF18
July 10, 2018: Partnerships Improve Care for Children, Medicaid Expansion Goes to Voters in Several States
July 3, 2018: NASHP Institute Helps States Treat Addiction in FQHCS, Apply Today
June 26, 2018: Can Reform Save Medicaid? Washington State’s Director Weighs In
June 19, 2018: Big Thinkers Explore Critical Health Issues at NASHP’s Annual Conference
June 12, 2018: An Early Look at Vermont’s Value-Based Payer Transformation, and New State Rx Laws
June 5, 2018: States Pass Individual Insurance Mandates and Rx Price Transparency Laws
May 29, 2018: New Law Helps States Pay for Services to Prevent Foster Care Placement, Plus Register Now for NASHP’s Conference
May 22, 2018: Vermont’s Next Steps to Import Rx from Canada and Oklahoma Focus Groups Work to Improve Foster Care
May 15, 2018: Trump’s Rx Drug Plan and State Action on Healthcare Workforce Shortages
May 8, 2018: Vermont Legislature First in the Nation to Approve Rx Drug Importation from Canada
May 1, 2018: NASHP 2018 Conference (Aug. 15-17) Agenda and Registration Now Available
April 24, 2018: NV’s Marketplace Will Soon Be Entirely State-Run, Saving Millions, and States Stay Focused on the Rx Drug Price Fight
April 17, 2018: New Medicaid Managed Care Study and MN Initiative Reduces Medicaid Costs, Opioid Use, and Incarceration
April 10, 2018: What Are States’ Next Steps After Rx Price Transparency? And, a Q&A with PA’s Insurance Commissioner
April 3, 2018: Washington State Takes an Innovative Approach to Stabilize Its Insurance Market
March 27, 2018: Mental Health and Opioid Programs Gain Funding, Efforts to Stabilize Insurance Markets Fail
March 20, 2018: How Oregon Passed Drug Price Transparency, and Federal Courts Start Reviewing States’ Rx Laws
March 13, 2018: Can States Regulate Rx Costs without Violating Patent Law? Experts Say Yes
March 6, 2018: The Administration Proposes Short-Term Insurance Plans that Could Weaken State Marketplaces
February 27, 2018: A New Medicaid Program for Opioid-affected Newborns, and Governors Tackle Health Care in Their Annual Addressess
February 20, 2018: How the Federal Government Can Help States Reduce Drug Costs
February 13, 2018: How the President’s Proposed 2019 Budget Impacts Key State Health Programs
February 6, 2018: States Await Funding for Safety Net Clinics and Four More States Submit Bills to Import Rx from Canada
January 30, 2018: States Draft Bills to Ban Gag Clauses in PBM Contracts
January 23, 2018: Latest Continuing Resolution Funds Six Years of CHIP
January 16, 2018: States Introduce New Bills to Curb Rx Cost and Confront New Medicaid Work Requirements
January 9, 2018: State Health Watch – What’s Ahead in 2018?
January 2, 2018: NASHP Webinar Explores How Mass. Implemented Its Individual Mandate
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For individuals living with complex, often chronic conditions, and their families, palliative care can provide relief from symptoms, improve satisfaction and outcomes, and help address critical mental and spiritual needs during difficult times. Now more than ever, there is growing recognition of the importance of palliative care services for individuals with serious illness, such as advance care planning, pain and symptom management, care coordination, and team-based, multi-disciplinary support. These services can help patients and families cope with the symptoms and stressors of disease, better anticipate and avoid crises, and reduce unnecessary and/or unwanted care. While this model is grounded in evidence that demonstrates improved quality of life, better outcomes, and reduced cost for patients, only a fraction of individuals who could benefit from palliative care receive it. 























































































































































