Coalition To Transform Advanced Care

COALITION TO TRANSFORM ADVANCED CARE (C-TAC) IS A NON-PARTISAN GROUP OFPATIENT AND CONSUMER ADVOCACY GROUPS, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ANDPROVIDERS, PRIVATE SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND HEALTHCARE PAYERS. OUR VISION IS THAT ALL AMERICANS WITH ADVANCED ILLNESS, ESPECIALLY THE SICKEST AND THE MOST VULNERABLE, WILL RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY CARE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THEIR GOALS AND VALUES AND HONORS THEIR DIGNITY. THE C-TAC MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM ADVANCED ILLNESS CARE BY EMPOWERING CONSUMERS, CHANGING THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM, IMPROVING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POLICIES, AND ENHANCING PROVIDER CAPACITY. C-TAC OPERATES AS A VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION THROUGH WORKGROUPS AND COMMITTEES TO ACCOMPLISH ITS OVERARCHING GOALS.

COALITION ENGAGEMENT: C-TAC DEVELOPS AND DISSEMINATES PRACTICAL RESOURCES ON EFFECTIVE CARE MODELS, DRAWING ON THE EXPERIENCE OF HUNDREDS OF CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN OUR LARGE, DIVERSE COALITION OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES, HEALTH PLANS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS. AS PART OF OUR COALITION ENGAGEMENT, WE HAVE A SPECIAL FOCUS ON SUPPORTING FAITH-COMMUNITY MODELS TO BUILD ALLIANCES BETWEEN TRUSTED FAITH LEADERS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN CARE. PILOTS OF THIS WORK ARE UNDERWAY IN LOUISVILLE (KY) AND WARD 7 (WASHINGTON, DC).

POLICY & ADVOCACY: IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR MEMBERS AND PARTNERS, C-TAC WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE UNDERSERVED AND UNDER-RESOURCED, HAVE A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE ON THEIR OWN TERMS. OUR CORE PRINCIPLES FOR CARE MODELS SERVE AS THE GUIDANCE IN OUR POLICY WORK. INCLUDED IN OUR PRINCIPLES IS OUR COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING EQUITY AND DISMANTLING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO HIGH QUALITY CARE FOR THOSE WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS, WHICH WE HAVE INTEGRATED INTO OUR THREE POLICY PRIORITIES: ADVANCE CARE PLANNING (ACP) AND SHARED DECISION-MAKING (SDM), COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS AND SERVICES, AND STATE INNOVATION ON PALLIATIVE CARE.

SUMMIT: THE C-TAC NATIONAL SUMMIT ON ADVANCED ILLNESS CARE IS AN ANNUAL EVENT TO CONVENE PARTICIPANTS FROM MANY DISCIPLINES AND ORGANIZATIONS, REPRESENTING PATIENTS, FAMILIES, POLICY MAKERS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, MEDIA, AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS GATHERED TO LEARN AND DISCUSS THE NEEDED CHANGES IN OUR NATION'S CARE SYSTEM TO ASSURE THAT PEOPLE WITH ADVANCED ILLNESSES RECEIVE CARE CONSISTENT WITH THEIR VALUES AND WISHES. THE CONFERENCE HAS TWO GOALS: (1) TO CREATE A COMMON UNDERSTANDING AMONG PARTICIPANTS OF THE ISSUES, CHALLENGES, AND RANGE OF POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; (2) TO CREATE A SHARED SENSE OF MISSION AND ACTION STEPS FOR ACHIEVING HIGH-QUALITY, ADVANCED ILLNESS CARE.PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR A FULL POST SUMMIT REPORT.