Compassion & Choices

In May 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a nationwide six-month moratorium on new hospice Medicare enrollments. The moratorium means that new hospice programs cannot open for the next six months. CMS says the goal is to stop fraud and protect patients and taxpayer dollars. (CMS announcement) Stopping fraud is important....

When New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law on Feb. 6, 2026, she included an unusual provision: patients requesting medical aid in dying must make an audio or video recording of their oral request, which becomes a permanent part of their medical record. To qualify, a patient must...

Advance care planning is often seen as a conversation about death. But at its heart, it is about life: our values, our relationships, and the care we want for ourselves and the people we love. “I have always thought of death as on the other side. But death is actually on this side. It’s part...

Compassion & Choices was proud to partner with the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) by attending the Legislative Leadership Summit, the Annual Awards Gala, and participating in the Health Summit session, “From Guam to Flushing: Mapping Health Disparities Across Our Communities.”  At the 2026 Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressiona...

End-of-life care shouldn’t be a privilege determined by geography, income or access to providers. That’s the principle driving Compassion & Choices’ federal advocacy.  In a new video briefing, our federal policy team breaks down the vision, the policy landscape and the legislation we’re actively pursuing — and opposing — in the 119th Congress. Our fed...