About Us
WHO WE ARE
The California Chronic Care Coalition (CCCC) is a unique alliance of more than 30 leading consumer health organizations and provider groups that promote the collaborative work of policy makers, industry leaders, providers, and consumers to improve the health of Californians with chronic conditions.
We envision a system of care that is accessible, affordable, and of a high-quality that emphasizes prevention, coordinated care, and the patient’s wellness and longevity. Features of the CCCC include the early diagnosis of chronic conditions, access to effective and appropriate treatment and improved chronic care management.
Our mission
Our mission is to improve the health care system where all Californians can access appropriate, affordable, quality health care. We do this by educating and collaborating with all branches of government and key stakeholders to re-design a system of care that includes access to appropriate affordable quality health care, including wellness and prevention coverage.
EXPERIENCE
YEARS OF ADVOCACY
Our Vision
We envision a healthcare system where all Californians with chronic conditions or diseases can access individually appropriate health care and where people with chronic health conditions can become healthier and less costly to the healthcare system. This can be achieved through early and proper diagnosis, effective treatment, disease management, primary, secondary and tertiary prevention including timely affordable access to healthcare.
Since its inception, CCCC’s goals and values have been to represent California’s Chronic Care community in (Health consumers, Providers, and Policy organizations), advocating for:
Prevention: The coalition embraces the traditional definition of Prevention in three:
- Primary: Services which prevent a condition from ever presenting
- Secondary: Services which detect a condition prior to clinical symptoms
- Tertiary: Services focusing on diagnosis, then management of chronic conditions, after presentation of clinical symptoms
Affordability: The CCCC addresses access to affordable healthcare from the perspective of household income (total operating costs) that is appropriate and reasonable.
Access to Care: Ensuring universal access to health care coverage, including individuals who have pre-existing conditions. The coalition sees good healthcare as a team effort that involves the health consumer, physician, pharmacist, institution and insurer or health plan. The Coalition believes the concept of the “Medical Home”, in which patients receive integrated care from a team of professionals, is essential to healthcare reform.
Quality: Access and effectiveness. The Coalition believes patient-centered care based on current professional knowledge and scientific evidence is critical for improving health outcomes.