• A Patient-Centered Focus on QALYs
    On Friday, July 21 PIPC hosted a panel discussion to highlight the perspectives of patients, researchers and providers in an effort to determine how to best move beyond QALYs and cost effectiveness to a health care system that achieves care that patients value.

  • Poll: Americans Support
    ​Patient-Centered Solutions

    A recent PIPC/Morning Consult poll showed that 8 of 10 voters say doctors and patients should be able to decide the best course of treatment without government interference.

  • Huffington Post: Patient Engagement --
    The CHRONIC Care Act, CMMI, and the Future

    "Our diseases, conditions, and disabilities may differ. We each may have distinct treatment preferences, risk profiles, genetic predispositions, and priorities for recovery. Yet we share the goal of getting care that is tailored to our individual characteristics, needs, and preferred outcomes.”

  • ​No Patients, No Value Initiative

    ​Health Insurance companies, policy-makers and providers are moving rapidly to implement “value-based” payment and value assessments in health care. But will they support care that patients value? Help us make sure they do – make your voice heard.

Patient Voices, Patient Value

​Health Insurance companies, policy-makers and providers are moving rapidly to implement “value-based” payment and value assessments in health care. But will they support care that patients value? Help us make sure they do – make your voice heard.

Steering Committee Members:

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Meet the Chairman

PIPC Chairman Tony Coelho is a former United States congressman from California, and primary author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act. 
By 1994, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that some 800,000 more people with severe disabilities had found employment than were employed when his bill was first enacted.

In March 2009, Tony was named as Chairperson for the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC). In this capacity, Tony works to amplify the voice of the Partnership’s diverse members, including people with disabilities, racial and ethnic communities and the elderly, among others.