Do you think palliative care is important for patients and families? Do you think palliative care is essential for the US health system? Then isn't it time that you acted politically to advance palliative care? Well, this Wednesday April 27th you can join the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and other supporters of palliative care in a virtual lobbying effort to raise awareness in the US Congress about the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA.) PCHETA ( H.R. 3119 / S. 2748 ) is a bill developed by AAHPM which would expand opportunities for interdisciplinary education and training in palliative care, implement an awareness campaign to inform patients and health care providers about the benefits of palliative care and hospice, and direct funding toward palliative care research to strengthen clinical practice and health care delivery. (Access a bill summary ). The bill is supported by over 35 organizations including G