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Call to Action! Contact Congress Today!
As a healthcare professional you advocate for patients and families everyday... ensure that your elected officials know the value of palliative, supportive and hospice care in your community!
Below are specific legislative/public policy issues we want you to know about - take a few moments to review the information and then Take Action by contacting your elected official and sharing your perspectives using the links provided. For more info, visit the AHPCO Advocacy Center.
Ask Congress to Extend the Face-to-Face Telehealth Flexibility before the March 11 Deadline
Congress is considering an omnibus bill that is expected to contain extensions of the pandemic telehealth flexibilities previously passed by Congress but the allowance for Hospices to continue to perform the Face-to-face recertification via telehealth is NOT currently included.

We need your voices on this issue now, as it is expected that congress will pass an omnibus bill before the current stopgap funding measure expires March 11.
The Hospice Action Network has an easy-to-use tool to contact your specific elected officials in congress (be sure to use your home address).
Telehealth Legislation
There are currently currently several bills related to telehealth being considered in the 117th Congress (2021-2022) - click on the bill number to view the bill info:
  1. CONNECT for Health Act of 2021 (S. 1512 / H.R. 2903)
  2. Telehealth Modernization Act (S. 368 / H.R. 1332)

Both of these bills have bipartisan support and provide needed resources for home-and community-based care providers to continue to provide responsive services to vulnerable patients in their preferred care setting of choice. If your elected official has not yet signed on as a co-sponsor for these bills, please contact them to share your story on why these bills would help your community.

  1. As of today, both of our Arizona Senators, Sen. Mark Kelly and Sen. Krysten Sinema have co-sponsored The CONNECT for Health Act of 2021 along with half of the Arizona Representatives including Rep. Raul Grijalva, Rep., Rep. Debbie Lesko Rep. Tom O'Halleran and Rep. David Schweikert.
  2. As of today, only one of our Arizona Senators, Sen. Sinema has co-sponsored the Telehealth Modernization Act and only one of our Arizona Representatives, Rep. O'Halleran.
Did you Know?
Congressional bills are legislative proposals from the House of Representatives and Senate within the United States Congress. There are eight different types of bills. Bills from each house are assigned a number in the order in which they are introduced, starting at the beginning of each Congress (first and second sessions). The letter 'S' indicates the bill originated in the Senate and the letter 'H' indicates the House of Representatives. Learn more about Bills here.
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The Arizona Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (AHPCO) is the 501c(3) tax-exempt, nonprofit membership organization for hospice and palliative care programs and healthcare professionals in Arizona. AHPCO is dedicated to advancing quality end-of-life care and serving as a voice and resource for its members and the communities which they serve. As part of our grassroots advocacy efforts, we share information with members and our stakeholders about current legislation or public policy issues that directly impact members (and/or patients and family members that are receiving care and services from our members) with the goal of educating both the public and elected officials. AHPCO is a non-partisan organization and less than 1% of member dues are spent on lobbying activities.
For more information, visit us online at www.ahpco.org or call (480) 491-0540. 
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