NASHP News Archive – 2019
July 9, 2019: States Pass 46 Bills Curbing Rx Costs and Two States Become State-Run Marketplaces
July 2, 2019: Maine Enacts Comprehensive Rx Legislative Package, #NASHPCONF19 Tackles Recovery Across the Life Span
June 25, 2019: States Improve Early Education, Health Through Housing, and Surprise Billing Protections
June 18, 2019: More States Pass Surprise Medical Bill Protections, #NASHPCONF19 Targets Rising Rx Costs
June 11, 2019: Massachusetts Study Shows How PBM “Spread Pricing” Contributes to Rising Drug Costs
June 4, 2019: Environmental Health Pioneer Gary Cohen to Open #NASHPCONF19
May 28, 2019: State Surprise Billing Laws Can Inform Congress, and States Test Outcome-Based Contracts with Rx Manufacturers
May 21, 2019: How to Build a State-based Marketplace, and Six Slides to Help Legislators Improve Health
May 14, 2019: Read a Palliative Care Primer for Policymakers and Review the New Rx Laws States Passed this Year
May 7, 2019: Delaware Tackles Rx Costs by Leveraging Public Purchasers, and Five Reasons to Attend #NASHPCONF19
April 30, 2019: State-Only Summit Added to #NASHPCONF19, and New Policy Levers to Improve Primary Care
April 23, 2019: #NASHPCONF19 Registration Opens, NM Leverages its Purchasing Power to Lower Rx Costs
April 16, 2019: States Use Cross-Agency Strategies to Tackle Rising Costs
April 9, 2019: States and Congress Tackle Surprise Medical Bills, and a New State Marketplace Resource Page
April 2, 2019: State-Based Marketplaces Outperform Others, and Samples of State Bills to Curb Rx Costs
March 26, 2019: Effective Cross-Agency Tools to Tackle SUD and States Take the Lead in Addressing Rx Costs
March 19, 2019: NASHP Compares States’ Surprise Medical Billing Laws and Rx Affordability Review Bills
March 12, 2019: State-based Exchanges Share Successes in DC and Oregon Highlights Accountable Health Models
March 5, 2019: States Advance Hospital Price Transparency and NASHP Launches Health Equity Resource Page
February 26, 2019: The Latest on Medicaid Expansion, and How Governors Are Tackling Upstream Health Issues
February 19, 2019: Which Health Care Issues Are Getting Governors’ Attention in 2019?
February 12, 2019: States Respond to Increased Antipsychotic Use in Children, CMS Releases Funds to Improve Care for Women and Children
February 5, 2019: State Opioid Strategies That Work, How Hawaii Fights the Flu, and Making the Case to Curb Health Costs
January 29, 2019: Feds Release Proposed Rules for State Insurance Plans, Comments Due Feb. 19, 2019
January 22, 2019: Explore New Children’s Preventive Services and Tools to Help States Curb Rx Costs
January 15, 2019: States Use Reinsurance to Stabilize Markets, Lawmakers Quickly Submit Bills to Lower Rx Prices
January 8, 2019: Vermont Takes Next Step to Import Rx Drugs from Canada
2018 E-News Archive

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. 























































































































































