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C-TAC Statement on the Introduction of the
Care Planning Act of 2015
June 10, 2015
Statement by C-TAC Co-Chairs Tom Koutsoumpas and BillNovelli on the Introduction of the Landmark Bipartisan
CarePlanning Act of 2015
Washington, DC—Today, Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) introd!ed the "and#ark
Care Planning Act of 2015
$ith strong %i&artisan s&&ort. This !riti!a" "egis"ation $i"" ensre that indi'ida"s $ith ad'an!ed i""ness re!ei'e the s&&ort theyneed to #ake inor#ed de!isions a%ot treat#ent and ai#s to ensrethat their !are is high-a"ity, !o#&rehensi'e, and &erson-!entered.*Senator Warner and Senator Isakson ha'e "ong %een &ioneers in i#&ro'ing ad'an!ed i""ness !are and this %i"" is an i#&ortant ste& to ensre that a"" +#eri!ans $ith ad'an!ed i""ness ha'e a!!ess to high-a"ity, &erson-!entered !are that is !onsistent $ith their goa"s, said To# otso#&as, Co-Chair o C-T+Cs /oard o Dire!tors. The
Care Planning Act of 2015
a"igns $ith C-T+Cs #ission and 'ision and takes an i#&ortant ste& or$ard in addressing key isses and %arriers to the &ro&er !o##ni!ation and do!#entation o !are !hoi!es and &reeren!es. The %i"" in!"des &ro'isions to athori0e 'o"ntary ad'an!e !are &"anning throgh Medi!are and Medi!aid, tests ad'an!ed i""ness !are !oordination ser'i!es, in!reases &%"i! a$areness o ad'an!e !are &"anning, addresses ad'an!e dire!ti'e &orta%i"ity, and s&&orts stdies to he"& de'e"o& enhan!ed standards o !are. +dditiona""y, the %i"" &ro'ides i#&ortant training or a#i"ies and !aregi'ers and re!ogni0es their i#&ortant ro"e in !are de"i'ery.*+t the heart o this "egis"ation is the &ro#ise that de"i'ery o !are $i""%e !onsistent $ith ones goa"s, 'a"es, and $ishes $hen a &erson a!es ad'an!ed i""ness. This %i"" &ro'ides a !riti!a" o&&ortnity to i#&ro'e the "i'es o #i""ions o +#eri!ans, said /i"" 1o'e""i, Co-Chair o C-T+Cs /oard o Dire!tors.C-T+C is a non-&ro2t, non-&artisan !oa"ition !o#&rised o o'er 345 nationa" organi0ations in!"ding &atient and !ons#er ad'o!a!y gro&s, hea"th !are &roessiona"s and &ro'iders, &ri'ate se!tor stakeho"ders, aith-%ased organi0ations, and hea"th !are &ayers that share a !o##on 'ision o i#&ro'ing ad'an!ed i""ness !are or a"" +#eri!ans. The Coa"ition $orks to ensre that a"" those $ith ad'an!ed i""ness, es&e!ia""y the si!kest and #ost '"nera%"e, re!ei'e !o#&rehensi'e, high-a"ity, &erson- and a#i"y-!entered !are that is!onsistent $ith their goa"s and 'a"es and honors their dignity. C"i!k to a!!ess the one &ager and the se!tion %y se!tion ana"ysis o
About C-TAC
The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) is a national non-profit, non-partisan alliance of patientand consumer advocacy groups, health care professional and providers, private sector stakeholders, faith-based organizations, and health care payers committed to the vision that all Americans with advanced illness, especially the sickest and most vulnerable, will receive comprehensive, high quality, person-and-family-centered care that is consistent with their goals and values and honors their dignity. For more information about C-TAC, visit TheCTAC.org
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