continued Hospice Action Network is requesting that all hospice supporters complete the Rural Access Action Alert. supported by NHPCO including: The Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190), and the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (H.R. 647). NHPCO's ongoing advocacy campaign - My Hospice - was a common theme throughout the entire conference and especially during the meetings on Capitol Hill. My Hospice, entering its second year, was designed to reinforce the value of the Medicare hospice benefit. Hospice and palliative care providers have embraced the campaign and use it to highlight how critically important hospice and palliative care are to Americans across the country. To learn more about the My Hospice campaign and engage with grassroots advocacy efforts, please visit MyHospiceCampaign.org. Call to Action: Support Rural Access to Hospice Act In the weeks following the Advocacy event in DC, the Rural Access to Hospice Act was reintroduced in the US House of Representatives by Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI) and Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN). It had already been reintroduced in the Senate in April by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). Now that it is fully reintroduced in both chambers, it is imperative that Members of Congress hear from constituents. The Hospice Action Network is requesting that all hospice supporters complete the Rural Access Action Alert, and then share it with other colleagues and networks who feel passionately about this issue. NHPCO and Hospice Action Network have reason to believe that a rural health package is being discussed in Congress, and we need to show that the Rural Access to Hospice Act has wide bipartisan grassroots support to bolster our argument to include this bill in the package. Visit the HAN website to contact Congress today! Maryland's Senator Ben Cardin speaking at the 2019 Leadership and Advocacy Conference. 14 Newsline / Summer 2019http://www.myhospicecampaign.org/ http://www.MyHospiceCampaign.org http://www.hospiceactionnetwork.org/get-informed/supported-legislation/ruralact/#/31 http://www.hospiceactionnetwork.org/get-informed/supported-legislation/ruralact/#/31