Hawaii Gov. Green: Hawaii is the First State to Provide Palliative Care Coverage
June 04, 2024
June 04, 2024
HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 4 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
Governor Josh Green, M.D., and the Department of Human Services (DHS) Med-QUEST Division are pleased to announce that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a new State Plan Amendment (SPA) to cover community palliative care services through Medicaid, making Hawaii the first state in the nation to do so.
Palliative care is specialized medical care for people . . .
Governor Josh Green, M.D., and the Department of Human Services (DHS) Med-QUEST Division are pleased to announce that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a new State Plan Amendment (SPA) to cover community palliative care services through Medicaid, making Hawaii the first state in the nation to do so.
Palliative care is specialized medical care for people . . .