HonTonyCoelho
hontonycoelho.bsky.social
HonTonyCoelho
@hontonycoelho.bsky.social
Tony is a former U.S. Congressman from California (1978-1989). Tony is a person with epilepsy & author of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
I am deeply and personally outraged by this action from the Department of Labor to undo efforts to advance disability employment. View more on my LinkedIn here. www.linkedin.com/posts/tony-c...
I am deeply grateful to Julia Métraux for this article. | Tony Coelho
I am deeply grateful to Julia Métraux for this article. This is personal to me as I worked hard to convince President Obama to advance this rule for federal contractors. By just asking firms contracti...
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July 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Another bill #S1818 referencing foreign use of #QALYs introduced by @SenatorBern including support from @SenWarren @ChrisMurphy - yet they are on record opposing QALYs in 2020! You can't support health rationing tools devaluing disability without impacting access! warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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May 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
When proposed in 2018-2020, National Council on Disability recommended against importing QALYs and similar measures as used in other countries, highlighting impact on care access. Their letter is still relevant today. www.pipcpatients.org/uploads/1/2/...
www.pipcpatients.org
May 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
When HHS enforced #ADA to protect people w/ disabilities & older adults from being devalued in Crisis Standards of Care contrary to other countries that embrace rationing using #QALY, we found a shared goal with Trump administration. Let's move forward not back! www.pipcpatients.org/news/pipc-ca...
PIPC Calls on Congress and the Administration to Avoid Policies Devaluing Patients, People with Disabilities and Older Adults
The Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) has issued the following statement calling on the Trump administration to avoid policies that discriminate against patients and people with...
www.pipcpatients.org
May 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM