C-TAC’s Vice President of Community Action and Policy, Marisette Hasan, will be recognized for excellence in nursing practice and commitment to the nursing profession by Palmetto Gold at their annual gala on April 27 in Columbia, SC. Each year, nurses are selected for Palmetto Gold through a nomination and selection process that includes nurses from across South Carolina in a…

C-TAC and the American Heart Association (AHA) launched the “Improving Quality of Life for People with Heart Failure through Integration of Palliative Care Services” initiative in 2023, bringing together a national clinical advisory council, state coalitions, health systems, and health plans in Alabama, California, Hawai’i, and Louisiana to develop a standardized palliative care referral pathway for people with heart failure….

The Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Humana, Inc. based in Louisville, KY, recently awarded C-TAC a three-year grant to advance its regional health equity mission to support seniors by creating emotional connectedness and healthy lives. C-TAC will build on its foundational work in Louisville to identify and deploy trusted community leaders to connect seniors in underserved communities to community…

“There are only four kinds of people in the world—those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.” – former U.S. first lady, Roslyn Carter. C-TAC hosted a virtual mixer on September 20 focusing on the needs and well-being of caregivers for people with serious illness. Bill Novelli, co-founder, and co-board chair of C-TAC, opened the mixer by stating, “When you look at the (C-TAC) mission statement, there is no part of it that is more important than caregiving.”

C-TAC Innovations is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization affiliate of C-TAC established in 2016 to guide organizations and communities to effectively implement and sustain equitable, evidence-based models of care for persons with serious illness. C-TAC Innovations recently announced that Respecting Choices is joining WiserCare. The Respecting Choices programs have been within C-TAC Innovations for the past six years. The time is…

The delivery of care has evolved over the thirty years since Respecting Choices’ inception, but the evidence-based foundation of our programs remains as relevant as ever. Originally created by the Gundersen Medical Foundation, Respecting Choices’ programs help clinicians build the skills to align care with what matters most when decisions are made, and help individuals prepare to make medical decisions

C-TAC is proud to announce that Tom Koutsoumpas, C-TAC Co-Founder and Co-Board Chair, and Founder and President of Healthsperien LLC, a DC-based health care consulting firm focused on strategic, regulatory, legislative and implementation issues, has been selected for a Top Innovator award by Modern Healthcare.

C-TAC and the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) have joined forces for this Leadership Summit for a uniquely immersive, multi-track experience of talks, panels, interviews, and roundtables to ensure a mix of learning, sharing, and networking. Leaders from all sectors focused on advancing person-centered care for people living with a serious illness should attend.

C-TAC has joined the Milken Institute’s Center for Future Aging Alliance to Improve Dementia Care. The Alliance brings together a multi-sector coalition of leaders to advance timely detection, access to treatment and coordinated care, and health equity for people at risk for and living with dementia and their caregivers.

C-TAC hosted a mixer on July 25 highlighting the need to include the pediatric voice in serious illness care. The discussion focused on pivotal policy and program solutions to enhance care for children grappling with serious illnesses and their families.

C-TAC’s partnership with USAging’s Aging and Disability Business Institute continued this summer with a sold-out session at the Answers in Aging Conference in Salt Lake City, July 16, where the partners presented a pre-conference intensive, Making Advance Care Planning Part of Your Services Portfolio. The attendees included program directors, health care professionals, social workers, and other staff who work in the aging services field,

C-TAC hosted a multi-payor learning collaborative convening in Portland, OR on June 12th in partnership with the America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Summit. The multi-payor collaborative convenes health plans, integrated delivery systems, accountable care organizations, and other stakeholders to innovate and deliver better care for people with serious illness and their families, share best practices for addressing the needs of those with serious illness,