In a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) Chairman Tony Coelho stressed the agency to engage stakeholders -- particularly patients -- when it comes to reforming the Affordable Care Act and improving healthcare choices to empower patients. "In this age of personalized medicine, we strongly believe that the value of health care is defined by achieving outcomes that matter to patients in our health care system, not by imposing policies that drive one-size-fits-all treatment decisions," said Chairman Coelho.
Chairman Coelho also stated: "Without patients and people with disabilities at the table, it will be impossible to determine whether regulations drive patient-centered care, meaning that they are built to achieve outcomes that matter to patients. Additionally, engagement provides an opportunity to consider input from stakeholders about the scope and impact of existing regulations and apply that feedback to your work to balance the regulatory burden with the need for regulations to drive patient-centered care. "
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