S. 2287 is a Senate bill designed to expand access to palliative care and hospice training across the healthcare workforce by establishing four main federal programs: grants to medical schools and nursing programs for integrated palliative care education, funding for physician fellowship training in hospice and palliative medicine, Career Awards to develop junior specialists, and workforce fellowships for faculty education. The bill invests $15 million annually from 2026 through 2030 in scholarships for nurses, social workers, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other professionals pursuing advanced degrees in palliative care—with recipients required to commit to five years of work in the field—and $5 million annually for grants to develop palliative care curricula and train faculty. The legislation prioritizes serving rural and underserved populations, emphasizes team-based interprofessional care, and directs the NIH to develop a palliative care research strategy while requiring federal agencies to educate the public about palliative care benefits. The bill explicitly clarifies that none of these funds may be used to assist in causing patient death.
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