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Trends in State Palliative Care Legislation Across the US

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.4731

October 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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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.

Corresponding Author: Shelli L. Feder, PhD, FNP-C, ACHPN, Yale School of Nursing, PO Box 27399, West Haven, CT 06516 (shelli.feder@yale.edu).

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