• PIPC Forum 2017: Patient Voices, Patient Value: Changing the Culture of How We Pay For Care 
    On December 13, 2017, PIPC held its 8th annual forum discussing how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) can instill principles of patient-centeredness into payment models in their New Direction. A panel of patient advocate experts convened by PIPC stressed that by advancing demonstrations that embody patient-centered reform and encourage individualized care, CMS can demonstrate their commitment  to changing the culture of healthcare. 

  • ​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.

  • A Patient-Centered Focus on QALYs
    The use of cost-effectiveness, including models based on a calculation of quality-adjusted-life-years (QALYs), is receiving renewed interest as a tool for controlling health care spending. While these models have a basic appeal for making population-level decisions, they pose significant concerns for patients and people with disabilities. 

  • Chairman's Corner Blog

    "As policymakers encourage a transition towards value-based health care, I worry that more focus is being given to what is most cost-effective for the “average patient” than creating a system that works for each individual patient. 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."

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.

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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.