Transform Serious Illness at the C-TAC National Leadership Summit

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), more than 2 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in 2024. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States. While there has been a significant decrease in the rate of people dying from cancer in the US, due to earlier screening, detection, and treatment, more people are…

C-TAC has been a staunch supporter of the use of telehealth, particularly during the pandemic, when laws were passed that provided for temporary coverage of telehealth under Medicare. C-TAC currently supports making certain serious illness-related telehealth care permanent, including Medicare hospice recertification, advance care planning (ACP) using telehealth and audio only. At least a two-year extension of most telehealth use…

C-TAC has long advocated for integrating community-based services to meet the health-related social needs of those with serious illness. Lately, efforts at both the federal/Medicare and state/Medicaid level will provide meaningful services to address these needs: New Medicare billing codes – As C-TAC noted before, CMS now has new payment billing codes for key components of a comprehensive assessment and…