Trends in State Palliative Care Legislation Across the US
This cross-sectional study examines trends in the introduction and enactment of state-level palliative legislation, categorizes legislative content, and maps distribution across states and regions from 2009 to 2023.
Authors
- Eugene Rusyn
- Weihua Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4782-2450)
- Na Ouyang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7864-0655)
- Stacie Sinclair
- Shelli L. Feder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8059-9281)
- Ling Han
Institutions
- Yale University (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- National Palliative Care Research Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Health Forum
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.4731
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Borchard Foundation Center on Law and Aging
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute