Hospice News May 21, 2024
Hospice providers are navigating an evolving landscape of laws opening up pathways of access around psychedelic utilization at the end of life.
Despite mounting evidence that psychedelics can improve experiences and reduce symptom burden in some terminally ill patients, these drugs remain difficult to access for those wishing to utilize them.
Some states and the federal government have considered legislation that would establish a “right to try” psychedelics and other experimental interventions for certain seriously ill patients. Though right-to-try laws have expanded in the last few years, greater progress is needed to improve access and quality outcomes among patients with unmet needs, Kathryn Tucker, director of advocacy at the National Psychedelics Association (NPA).
“There’s been tremendous progress in a relatively...
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