MHPCA Press Releases

Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Receives Grant for Prison Hospice Program Jefferson City, MO – The Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association is pleased to announce the organization has received a grant from Hospice Foundation of the Ozarks for its Prison Hospice Program that covers all correctional facilities within the State of Missouri. The grant will run 2018-2019 for the term of one year. The MHPCA Prison Hospice Program held its first Prison Hospice Training in May of 2015. Since that time the program has held sixteen trainings teaching over 300 offenders throughout the Missouri Prison System. Trainers are volunteer…

Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Receives Grant for Prison Hospice Program Jefferson City, MO– The Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association is pleased to announce the organization has received a grant from Hospice Foundation of the Ozarks for a Prison Hospice Training at South Central Correctional Center – SCCC in Licking Missouri. South Central Correctional Center is located in Texas County and is part of the Ozarks. The MHPCA Prison Hospice Program held its first Prison Hospice Training in May of 2015. Since that time they have held eleven trainings throughout the Missouri Prison System. Trainers are volunteer hospice staff…

MO Hospice Association Completes Second Year Trending Study Affirms the Important Need for Hospice in State Medicaid Programs Jefferson City, MO – The Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association (MHPCA) recently released a trending Hospice Medicaid study that affirms the cost benefits of maintaining hospice care in Medicaid programs across the nation. The Missouri Hospice Medicaid Study clearly indicates that hospice actually reduces spending for Medicaid beneficiaries as well as reduces total costs to Medicaid. Those dying while under the care of hospice over the two year study had total Medicaid mean costs that were 42% (2011) and 41% (2012)…

Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care Association helps MoDOC implement New Hospice Training Program On May 15, 2015, the Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care Association in partnership with the Missouri Department of Corrections launched a comprehensive hospice training that will positively impact those affected by end of life in the prison population. This first training for offenders, who volunteer their time to care for the terminally ill, was held at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. This ground breaking training was developed by a small, dedicated group of Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care experts, in coordination with MoDOC…

Missouri Hospice Association Completes Ground-Breaking Study Affirms Need for Hospice in State Medicaid Programs Jefferson City, MO – The Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association (MHPCA) recently released a study that affirms the cost benefits of maintaining hospice care in Medicaid programs across the nation. The Missouri Hospice Medicaid Study clearly indicates that hospice actually reduces spending for Medicaid beneficiaries as well as reduces total costs to Medicaid. Those dying while under the care of hospice had total Medicaid costs that were 45% lower than that of patients who died in the hospital. Hospice users spent a total of $126,000…