The Compassionate Care Act aims to improve how Americans prepare for end-of-life care and make medical decisions when they cannot speak for themselves. The bill requires a national public education campaign to inform people about advance care planning (documents like living wills and healthcare powers of attorney) and creates a website for healthcare providers to access training and resources on these topics. It establishes a pilot program funding medical schools and nursing programs to include end-of-life care training in their curricula, and requires development of quality measures for end-of-life care across different healthcare settings. The legislation also makes permanent Medicare's use of telehealth for certain hospice-related appointments and advance care planning discussions, and directs federal agencies to study whether a national registry for advance directives and uniform national advance directive forms are feasible. The bill affects Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries, healthcare providers, and medical education institutions, though no specific funding amounts are designated in the text.
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