The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act authorizes federal grants and funding to expand palliative care and hospice training across the healthcare workforce. The bill provides $15 million annually from 2026 to 2030 to train advanced-degree students in interprofessional palliative care, $5 million annually for nursing education programs, and support for medical schools and other health professions programs to establish or expand palliative care training initiatives. It also creates academic career awards for junior faculty, workforce development fellowships for existing faculty (capped at $150,000 per program for a maximum of 24 programs), and student career incentive awards—all requiring recipients to commit to five years of practice or teaching in palliative care following their training. Additionally, the bill directs federal agencies to disseminate palliative care information to patients and providers, and requires the National Institutes of Health to develop a palliative care research strategy. The legislation includes safeguards specifying that no federal funds may be used for assisted suicide or services prohibited under existing federal law.
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