Hawai‘i’s CMS-Approved Community-Based Palliative Care Benefit: A Model for State Medicaid Innovation

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to James Chapman and Dr. Rae Seitz for publication of their article Hawai‘i’s CMS-Approved Community-Based Palliative Care Benefit: A Model for State Medicaid Innovation,” which was recently published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine May 24, 2026. doi: 10.1177/10966218261452785

The article documents the development and implementation of Hawai‘i’s first-in-the-nation Medicaid community-based palliative care benefit approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Here is a link to the abstract and the PDF of the full article as an accepted manuscript is on James’ website or you can contact him directly. (Yes, the published article is behind a paywall)