BRIEFING: America’s Readiness to Meet the Needs of People with Serious Illness: The 2024 Serious Illness Scorecard

At least 13 million Americans are living with a serious illness like cancer, heart failure, or dementia. While much progress has been made to improve access to palliative care and other key health care supports for this population, significant gaps remain.

Join Brynn Bowman, MPA, and the CAPC Health Care Transformation team as they unveil the 2024 Serious Illness Scorecard: A State-By-State Look at Palliative Care Capacity. Together, they will review each state’s readiness and capacity to meet the needs of people living with a serious illness, and their families and caregivers. This briefing will highlight national trends and provide practical, actionable recommendations for state policymakers, palliative care champions, and advocates to improve care within their own state or organization.