Health Equity Update
In July 2020, C-TAC made a commitment to advancing health equity, recognizing that it was embedded in our vision, but never fully acted on. We defined equity for our work as the transformation of “Care for all Americans living with serious illness, with a particular focus on achieving the highest level of anti-racist care for those who are the sickest, most vulnerable and disadvantaged.” This brief shares the update to this commitment.
C-TAC, the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State (HPCANYS), C-TAC Innovations, and TFA Analytics recently launched a project to improve access to high-quality care for people with serious illness while also improving health equity for the medically underserved, low income, and minority populations in New York State. The project includes developing a comprehensive set of payment and…
C-TAC advisor, Elder Angela Overton, along with other Louisville faith leaders, hosted the Annual Louisville Care Project Caregivers Gala in December to recognize and honor family and community caregivers – the unsung heroes in the care of people with serious illness. Over 150 caregivers, faith leaders, and community partners and organizations celebrated twelve caregivers – each sharing their own story…
Discrimination in health care is a problem for many and, when it occurs with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons in health care, can create additional barriers to serious illness care. These can include patients avoiding or delaying necessary care, providers disrespecting the wishes of surrogate decision makers, and adverse outcomes for patients and families. A newly published…