NASHP Resource: Educating the Public about Palliative Care
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has released a new web multimedia explainer, "Educating the Public about Palliative Care."
Palliative care helps people with serious illness by reducing symptoms, stress, and hospitalizations — and enhancing quality of life. By helping people better manage symptoms and make decisions about their care, research shows that palliative care services can lead to positive outcomes:
- Lower service utilization and more cost savings during the last three months of life
- 37% reduction in Intensive Care Unit admissions
- Reduced hospital costs of care
However, despite these benefits, NASHP notes that only 1 in 18 people with serious illness gets palliative care. This web resource shows what states can do to help bridge the information gap and educate people and address misunderstandings about what palliative care is and how to access it. The site includes state examples.
To go to the resource, click here.
To learn more about NASHP's Palliative Care Resource Hub, click here.
To learn about JAHF's support, click here.
