National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation

08/27/2026

NPHI is experiencing a period of significant growth, welcoming a growing number of mission-driven, community-based organizations from across the country since its 2026 Summit.

The latest additions reflect growing interest in NPHI and its mission at a pivotal time for hospice, palliative and serious illness care. As organizations navigate a rapidly changing healthcare landscape, more are turning to NPHI for opportunities to collaborate, learn from one another, advocate with a stronger collective voice and help shape the future of care.

This continued expansion strengthens NPHI's national network and deepens the community's ability to advance high-quality care across the country.

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Growing interest from mission-driven, community-based organizations strengthens NPHI’s national community and collective voice WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) is experiencing a period of significant growth, welcoming a growing number of mi...

08/26/2026

We are thrilled to welcome Calvin McDaniel to the NPHI team as Vice President of Strategic Engagement!

Calvin brings extensive experience across healthcare, association leadership, government affairs, and policy. In his role at NPHI, Calvin leads member outreach and communications, supports strategic initiatives across the organization, and plays a key part in NPHI's continued growth as our national community continues to expand.

He joins NPHI at a time of real momentum. Our network is growing; more mission-driven organizations are joining every day, and Calvin's experience and leadership are exactly what we need to elevate this work.

Read more:

Healthcare association leader joins NPHI as organization expands its national reach and strengthens its commitment to nonprofit hospice and advanced illness care providers.

08/25/2026

Members,

Registration is now open for NPHI's Interdisciplinary Hospice & Palliative Care Review! This is a four-week, role-inclusive course designed to prepare the full interdisciplinary team to practice at the specialist level of palliative care.

📅 When: September 27 – October 24, 2026 (deadline to register is 11:59 pm ET on September 26)

💻 Where: Online | Self-paced + two live sessions

Here's what's included:

✅ All disciplines welcome — nurses, social workers, physicians, pharmacists, and hospice aides

✅ Up to 16 CE credits across all roles

✅ Supports HPNA & SWHPN certification (ACHPN, CHPN, CHLPN, CHPNA, APHSW)

✅ Jointly accredited through Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice, an NPHI Education Partner

Learn more & Register: https://members.nphihealth.org/education/

08/24/2026

Members,

November is just around the corner, and we want to make sure your organization is ready to honor Veterans Day with intention and impact.

We've put together a collection of resources to help you recognize and celebrate the veterans you serve and raise awareness of the compassionate care your organization provides. Some of the materials include:

✅ Ways to Participate Flyer
✅ Social Media Content and Graphics
✅ Sample Press Release Template
✅ Sample Email Template for Your Community

We encourage every member organization to get involved this Veterans Day. The more voices amplifying this message, the greater the impact for the veterans and families we serve.

Check Out the materials in our Campaign Hub:

https://www.nphihealth.org/hpcm26/

08/20/2026

Earlier this week, Judi Lund Person, MPH, CHC, NPHI's Senior Advisor for Fraud and Abuse, and Ethan McChesney, our Senior Policy Director, joined the Kentucky Association of Hospice & Palliative Care (KAHPC) Conference for an important conversation on hospice program integrity.

Ethan and Judi opened by sharing an overview of CMS's efforts to address fraud, waste, and abuse in the hospice benefit and highlighting NPHI's direct engagement with CMS in shaping the field's response.

Judi then moderated a Q&A session with Jeneen Iwugo, Acting Director of the CMS Center for Program Integrity, giving attendees an opportunity to hear directly from CMS on how providers can protect themselves and support efforts to remove bad actors from the benefit.

Thank you to Brandy Cantor and KAHPC for the opportunity and for bringing this important conversation to your members.

08/18/2026

We couldn't be more excited to welcome four new member organizations to our community.

Please join us in welcoming VNS Health, Crater Community Hospice Thrift Shop, Heritage Hospice Inc. in Danville, Ky., and the KY Association of Hospice & Palliative Care to the NPHI community.

Each of these organizations brings a deep commitment to mission-driven, nonprofit hospice and advanced illness care, and that shared foundation is exactly what makes this community so powerful.

We look forward to collaborating together, learning from one another, and advocating together to support our collective mission in the years ahead. Welcome!

08/12/2026

This November, NPHI’s national theme for Hospice and Palliative Care Month is “Care You Can Trust”.

Trust is at the center of everything we do. When patients and families face the hardest moments of their lives, they deserve care that is compassionate, expert and guided by their best interests. This year's campaign is about making that visible and recognizing the dedicated professionals delivering that care every day.

We're inviting hospice, palliative, and advanced illness care providers everywhere to join us in amplifying this message.

Read more and get involved:

National campaign provides hospice, palliative care and advanced illness care providers with resources to help patients and families understand what high-quality care looks like WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) today announced “Care You Can...

08/10/2026

Members,

The countdown is on, and we'd love to see you in Washington next month!

Three weeks remain until registration closes for the 2026 NPHI Washington Leadership Conference, and our hotel room block is already 95% full. If you've been on the fence, now’s the time to register.

You won't want to miss Capitol Hill Day, where you'll meet directly with congressional offices to elevate the voice of nonprofit providers and advocate for the patients and families we serve.

Register today before the block sells out.

📬 Members, check your inbox for Hill Day materials!

https://www.nphihealth.org/events/wlc26/

08/06/2026

August is National Wellness Month, and while this time of year is often about building healthy habits, we want to take a moment to speak directly to the millions of caregivers.

When you're caring for a loved one, it's easy to put yourself last. But your well-being matters too, and taking care of yourself is part of taking care of them.

08/03/2026

Over the last few months hospice has been making headlines, but there's a much bigger story not getting told.

In this episode of Inside View by NPHI, hospice leaders Karen Rubel, Tim Meadows, and Viki Jingle join Tom Koutsoumpas and Carole Fisher to discuss how organizations can respond to today’s hospice fraud-focused environment by leading with messaging on trust, quality, and transparency.

Communications expert Brad Luna, the Founding Partner of LUNA+EISENLA, then shares practical strategies for developing messages that resonate, engage local media, and tell the stories that showcase the real impact of hospice care in communities across America.

Take a listen now!

https://www.nphihealth.org/beyond-the-headlines-the-hospice-story-we-arent-telling-enough/