• Stop Use of Measures that Devalue People With Disabilities
    Policymakers are considering referencing countries that use QALYs and cost-effectiveness thresholds to devalue people with disabilities and serious chronic conditions and ration their access to care as models for U.S. policy.​

  • 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.

  • 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. ​

  • 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. 

Steering Committee

Meet the Chair

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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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 older adults, among others.