Lankford Proposes Expanded Hospice Oversight Related to Assisted Suicide

Senators call on HHS to monitor programs that kill people through ‘assisted suicide’

Source link Two senators, a Republican and a Democrat, have written to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking for the federal government to monitor programs that kill people through “assisted suicide.” The concerns they have include that such programs be “free of coercion and discrimination.” Worries about “coercion” in assisted suicide programs

Senators Call on HHS to Monitor Programs That Kill People Through ‘Assisted Suicide’

(WND)—Two senators, a Republican and a Democrat, have written to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking

Senators Want HHS to Monitor Assisted Suicides in 13 States

US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. urging HHS and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish reporting requirements in the hospice program to monitor physician-assisted suicide for discrimination against individuals with disabilities, older […] The post Senators Want HHS to Monitor Assisted Suicides in …

Oversight Needed on Physician-Assisted Suicide for Hospice Patients, Lawmakers Say

(MedPage Today) -- When it comes to the use of physician-assisted suicide for hospice patients, more guardrails are needed to avoid discrimination against the vulnerable and disabled, several members of Congress told the Trump administration....

Lawmakers Demand Oversight as Assisted Suicide Rises

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has sounded the alarm on physician-assisted suicide, arguing that the practice demands oversight to protect vulnerable patients and safeguard informed consent. In a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, and led by Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), lawmakers urged the Department of Health and Human Services to establish new reporting requirements for hospice programs. “The vast ma…

Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge HHS To Require Hospice Reporting On Assisted Suicide

A bipartisan group led by Sen. James Lankford is asking federal health officials to impose new hospice reporting rules tied to physician-assisted suicide, citing patient ... The post Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge HHS To Require Hospice Reporting On Assisted Suicide first appeared on [your]NEWS.