A national dialogue is now in full flower on how to advance palliative care and expand
hospice ser vices in the United States. Driving this discussion are concerns about an aging …

Hospice is recognized as the model for excellence in end-of-life care but its accessibility
remains limited. A committee of the National Hospice Organization recently examined the …

The need to improve health care for Americans as they approach the end of their lives has
gained increased attention during the past decade. The imminent influx of “baby boomers” …

From 19th century roots, palliative care developed in the later part of the 20th century as a
social movement and medical specialty. Dr Cicely Saunders was central to its modern …

More than 30 years have passed since palliative care was introduced in the United States,
and what began as a small rebellion has evolved into a fairly large health care industry …

Palliative care is increasingly available and the importance of its role increasingly
recognized. International work toward making palliative care a basic human right …

Palliative care has been one of the most rapidly growing fields of health care in the United
States in the past decade. The benefits of palliative care have now been shown in multiple …

Hospice is the best-known example of palliative care. Advocates maintain that good
palliative care precludes any need for suicide, assisted suicide, or euthanasia for suffering …

The US hospice and palliative care movement began in the 1970s when it was first
recognized that care for seriously ill and dying patients was less than optimal. Phase 1 of the …

Striking gains in life expectancy—for example from an average of 50 years in 1900 to 78
years in the United States today—have transformed human experience across the globe …