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  • About
    • Mission and Priorities
    • Meet the Chairman
    • Steering Committee
    • PIPC Member List
    • Contact
  • The Issues
    • Patient Access
    • Value Our Health
    • Where We Stand
    • Value Assessment Frameworks
    • Engaging Patients in Value-Based Payment
    • Patient-Centeredness in Research
  • Resources
    • Advocacy
    • Letters and Comments
    • PCORI Meeting Transcripts
    • Polling
    • Roundtables
    • White Papers
  • Blog
    • PIPC Patients' Blog
    • Chairman's Corner
    • PIPC Weekly Update
    • The Data Mine
  • Newsroom
    • PIPC in the News
    • Press Releases
    • Open Letter: We Deserve a Voice
  • Events
    • PIPC Forum 2021
    • Discrimination & Health Care
    • C & GT Webinar
    • ICER COVID Webinar
    • Value Our Health Briefing
    • QALY Briefing
    • QALY Panel
    • Past Webinars >
      • ICER SCD Webinar
      • VOH Sickle Cell Webinar
      • Rare Disease Webinar
      • QALY Webinar
      • PCORI Advocacy Webinar
      • APM Webinar
      • Patient Empowerment Webinar
      • Value Assessments Briefing
    • Past PIPC Forums >
      • 2020
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    Open Letter: Reject Health
    ​Policies That Discriminate

    PIPC is proud to have joined over 90 patient and disability advocates in an open letter urging policymakers to reject policies that reference QALYs and similar metrics, which reinforce health inequities, devalue people with disabilities and chronic conditions, older adults and communities of color.
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    Insurers and PBMs: Don't Discriminate on Care

    Policymakers, insurers and pharmacy benefit managers are increasingly offering up troubling proposals that tell patients what they’re worth instead of asking them what they value.
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    Congress Reauthorizes PCORI for 10 Years

    Patients and persons with disabilities are increasingly concerned about whether they can afford the tests and treatments they need. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) offers important infrastructure to meet this challenge.
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    Chairman's Corner

    PIPC Chairman Tony Coelho, a former congressman from California and primary author of the Americans with Disabilities Act, offers frequent insights and opinions on issues that matter to patients and people with disabilities. 
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PIPC In the News

​Disability Agency Urges Congress To Ban QALYs In All Federal Programs
PIPC Chairman Applauds HHS Report Acknowledgment of Equity and Access Implications of Discriminatory Metrics Such as QALYs and Urges Policymakers to Avoid One-Size-Fits-All Value Judgements
It is Time to Let Go of the QALY’s Legacy of Discrimination
PIPC Reminds Democrats The Party Promised To Not Use QALYs
Advocates for People with Disabilities, Chronic Conditions and Older Adults Request Policymakers Reject Health Policies That Discriminate

The PIPC Blog

New Poll: Voters Oppose the Use of QALYs in Health Care Decision Making
PIPC Weekly Update - May 16, 2022
Chairman's Corner: Washington Must Help Patients Choose, Not Dictate Their Care
PIPC Joins Over 90 Patient and Disability Groups Urging Policymakers to Reject Policies That Discriminate
Chairman's Corner: PIPC's Commitment to Nondiscrimination 
CBO Confirms Use of Discriminatory Metrics in H.R. 3
Over 40 Leading Patient and Disability Groups Join PIPC Letter Opposing Most Favored Nations Rule

Steering Committee

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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. 
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Image of PIPC Chairman Tony Coelho
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.
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