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CMS Announces Initiative to Transform Rural Health
Earlier this week, CMS announced a new model, the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) Model, which aims to address the healthcare disparities faced by Americans living in rural communities. The model is intended to provide a way for rural communities to transform their health care delivery systems by leveraging innovative financial arrangements as…
Read MoreC-TAC Member Spotlight: California Hospice and Palliative Care Association
The majority of Americans (80%) say they would prefer to be cared for and die at home and yet only 36% of us receive hospice care. The California Hospice and Palliative Care Association (CHAPCA) believes the best time to learn, and ask about hospice is before hospice services are needed. To fully benefit from hospice…
Read MoreTrump Administration Proposes Cementing Certain COVID-19 Changes
On August 3, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access that focuses on ways to finance rural health care and proposes a permanent extension for some telehealth policies. As part of the order, within 30 days, HHS will launch a new payment model to ensure that rural healthcare providers…
Read MoreImproving Palliative and Hospice Care in Nursing Homes Amid COVID-19
By: Kacy Ninteau, Policy & Advocacy Intern, C-TAC As the COVID-19 cases climb across the country, nursing homes continue to be among the hardest hit communities. Over 40% of COVID-19 deaths nationwide have been residents and workers at these facilities. What puts nursing homes at greater risk for outbreaks are chronic staffing shortages, which have…
Read MoreC-TAC Releases ACP Policy Recommendations In Response to COVID-19
C-TAC has shared policy recommendations focused on removing barriers to advance care panning with Congressional leadership as they continue to craft new legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations aim to increase access to these critical conversations, which are more important than ever during the pandemic. The coronavirus can quickly result in serious…
Read MoreCDC Actions Aim to Address COVID-19 Inequities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a plan to promote health equity and address disparities in care amid COVID-19.
Read MoreRev. Dr. Denise Parker Lawrence Shares COVID-19 Experience, Examines Disparities
C-TAC Interfaith and Diversity Workgroup member Rev. Dr. Denise Parker details her personal and professional experience with the COVID-19 pandemic and examines disparities in care.
Read MoreC-TAC Member Spotlight: Patient Advocacy MD
Georganne Vartorella, M. D., is a board-certified physician of internal medicine and a patient advocate. After a successful practice in primary care, she advocated for both her parents through long, difficult terminal illnesses. Traveling with her mother through her end-of-life journey, Georganne was disheartened to learn how broken the healthcare delivery system had become. After…
Read MoreHHS Seeks Input on Payment Models By July 31
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), which operates within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is seeking input and guidance on which issues should be considered during its review of proposed Physician-Focused Payment Models. The comment period closes on July 31, 2020 and submissions will be made publicly available. This…
Read MoreAdvocating for Equity: Taking Action to Address Disparities in Care
C-TAC is launching an action plan to help our organization better promote health equity and address disparities in care.
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