• PCORI Advocacy 101 Webinar
    PIPC recently held a 'PCORI Advocacy 101’ webinar to educate stakeholders about the Institute’s pending reauthorization and how stakeholders can support of patient-centered research. An archived version of the webinar and the slides that were presented are now available to view!

  • 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 Voices, Patient Value: Stepping Out of the Ivory Towers and into the Real World

    “I am not average. You are not average. We are the reason a health care system exists - our health and well-being, our treatment, our recovery. That is why engagement of patients and people with disabilities is my ministry.”

  • ​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.