1. Physicians express an overwhelmingly positive impression of palliative care and believe it needs to be a top priority for the country's health care system.

SEATTLE, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A poll of registered voters in the Pacific Northwest released today by National Journal and The Regence Foundation finds that Washington and Oregon residents are considerably more open to end-of-life options than the overall American public.

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Journal LIVE, in partnership with The Regence Foundation, will host "Living Well at the End of Life: A National Conversation," in Seattle on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- National Journal LIVE, in partnership with The Regence Foundation, announced today that it will host "Living Well at the End of Life: A National Conversation," in Seattle on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.

PORTLAND, Ore., March 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Regence Foundation announced today it has made eight palliative care grants to hospitals in Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington totaling more than $1.5 million. The grants are to help recipients implement hospital-based palliative care programs.