ALABNY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York hospice providers and advocates gathered at the State Capitol on Monday, calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to sign a bipartisan bill that would stop the creation of new for-profit hospice organizations in the state. The Hospice Care Integrity and Oversight Act passed both the Assembly and the Senate in April.

Hospice care is for those diagnosed with a serious illness that a doctor believes will kill them within six months. Hospice workers work with the patient and their family as they process the fear, anger, and grief that a life-threatening illness brings. The goal of hospice is living as long as possible with dignity and in comfort.

New York's Public Health Law already requires the state's Public Health and Health Planning Council to approve any new ho

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