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Solomon Center’s Groundbreaking Palliative Care Law and Policy Initiative Drives Nationwide Reforms

The Solomon Center at Yale Law School launched the Palliative Care Law and Policy GPS, a first-of-its-kind, public database tracking state and local legislation on palliative care across all 50 states.
The GPS database currently holds 15 years of data and covers all 50 states, with plans to add an AI element to boost efficiency and accessibility.
Connecticut policy efforts were accelerated when CHAMP highlighted the Center’s research and the General Assembly enacted related legislation in 2025.
The Center’s Palliative Care Medical-Legal Partnership connects Yale clinicians with Yale New Haven Hospital to address housing, guardianship, and benefits for seriously ill patients.
Center leadership stresses palliative care as essential medical care for chronic illness, not only end-of-life care.
The Center’s senior leadership and researchers are expanding work to Native American communities, rural areas, and pediatric palliative care.
A national advisory role emerged as Rusyn joined NASHP’s state policy workgroup to develop model Medicaid community palliative care legislation.
The Center’s GPS research informed a JAMA Health Forum study examining palliative care legislation across all states and D.C. over 15 years.
Center researchers aim to use data to identify gaps and target outreach for improved access to palliative care nationwide.
The Center envisions policy reforms across pediatric and adult populations with a focus on vulnerable groups.

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