May 13, 2015 The Honorable Johnny Isakson 131 Russell SOB Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mark Warner 475 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 RE: Care Planning Act of 2015 Dear Senators Isakson and Warner, On behalf of Cambia Health Solutions, we are writing to express our strong support for the Care Planning Act of 2015. Cambia Health Solutions is a total health solutions company dedicated to transforming the way people experience health care. Cambia Health Solutions is comprised of six regional health plans and our family of direct health solution companies, all aimed at making health care a more person-focused and sustainable system. Our corporate foundation has been leading the conversation around advance care planning and palliative care for over a decade. It is through these multiple organizations but one lens that we offer our support of the Care Planning Act of 2015. This legislation will fortify the quality of serious illness treatment and make it more accessible through enhanced resources for patients and families, allowing them to make informed choices regarding how they want to live out their lives. The Care Planning Act of 2015 will ensure that patients and their loved ones have the tools that we at Cambia have made a top priority - tools that will empower them to navigate life-limiting illnesses and ensure their health care matches their individual values. Our regional health plans house the most comprehensive palliative care benefit in the nation, ensuring strong support for those diagnosed with serious or life-limiting illnesses. Not only do our plans provide advance care planning, coordinated case management, home health visits, and individual, family or marriage counseling for this population, the benefit expands to caregivers as well. Our foundation works to advance research and education to make sure that the industry meets the changing and always unique needs of families and people in need of wraparound care.
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