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Advisory council finalizes pediatric palliative recommendations, seeks $3.5 million and eyes New Jersey Medicaid model
Summary
Members said they will recommend a "Champion Care" framework to improve pediatric palliative and hospice access, ask for about $3.5 million over two years for training and implementation, and plan to cite New Jersey's Medicaid State Plan Amendment as a possible model for community-based coverage.
The advisory council meeting focused on next steps to expand pediatric palliative and hospice care in Connecticut, with members finalizing recommendations and proposing funding to build workforce and community-based services.
Tony Ann, a member of the pediatric legislative work group, said the group is finishing edits to a report that recommends improving pediatric hospice services and establishing a "Champion Care" framework to direct families to palliative resources, bereavement counseling and related supports. "Champion care will be a pathway for anyone, parent, grandparent, anyone that needs some type of direction," she said, describing the model as a repository to help caregivers navigate palliative care and…
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