Aligning 200+ organizations to elevate care for people facing serious illness

OUR GOAL:
To ensure everyone with serious illness has the care that they need, when and where they need it.

The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care

C-TAC is dedicated to improving the lives of the 12 million people impacted by serious illness, including their families and caregivers. We are their voice. Elevating their issues, advising decision makers, and leading a coalition of member organizations to advocate for policies that ensure greater access, equity and enhanced quality of life. Join us in opening the door to a new future for patients and those that care for them.

OUR GOAL: To ensure everyone facing a serious illness
has the care that they need, when and where they need it.

Giving Voice to People with serious illness

The Blue Chair Fund supports a comprehensive person-centered healthcare system. Our 2030 Moonshot goal is that the 12 million people experiencing serious illness will have a high-quality life on their terms. The actions we take today will make all the difference in their lives — and yours too.

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Most Recent News & Resources

Promoting Advance Care Planning Discussions in African American Faith Communities

National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), April 16, was honored and celebrated by hundreds of healthcare organizations, professionals, patients, caregivers, and faith communities with events and educational campaigns held across the country. NHDD was founded in 2008 by Nathan Kottkamp, a Virginia-based healthcare lawyer, to provide clear, concise, and consistent information on healthcare decision-making to both the public and providers and…

C-TAC’s Recommendation Quoted in Final Medicare Advantage Regulation

C-TAC regularly comments on proposed federal regulations on behalf of those living with serious illness and the people who care for them. Hundreds and even thousands of others comment as well, so it is unusual and encouraging when a comment is mentioned in a final rule. Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for…

New CMS Models – AHEAD and ACO Flex – Promising Opportunities for Better Quality Care and Health Equity

In September 2023 and March 2024, CMS announced two new care models – the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development Model (AHEAD Model), and the ACO Primary Care Flex Model, respectively – that offer promising opportunities for better care delivery, outcomes, and health equity for people with serious illness. The goal of the AHEAD Model is to collaborate…

Save the Date: CTAC National Leadership Summit October 21-22, 2024

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Join Us in Transforming the Healthcare System

Shirley Roberson envisioned the day when our health system provides high-quality care based on patient-clinician connection and empathy. Shirley’s story of asking a clinician to sit in a blue chair and listen to her is symbolic of C-TAC’s mission to ensure that all people with a serious are seen and heard. To honor Shirley’s legacy and the millions of patients like her, we created the Blue Chair Fund.

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