Living With Cystic Fibrosis

Patient rights: do you know about the rights you have in regard to healthcare? There is a lot of information for you that Sara and Thayer serve to you here, in terms you can understand.  They both work for the Partnership to Improve Patient Care, or PIPC (a coalition).Sara Traigle van Geertruyden is the Executive Director at PIPC. Thayer Roberts is the Deputy Director.  Sara, an attorney, joined PIPC in 2011 and serves at the firm, Thom Run Partners.  Sara focuses policies to advance a patient centered health system, from patient engagement in research to driving outcomes that matter to patients in healthcare payment and delivery.  Sara is a healthcare and welfare policy expert with over 25 years of experience, beginning her career on Capitol Hill working for former Senator John Breaux (D-LA) from 1996-2003, and later as an attorney at the law firm Patton Boggs.  Thayer joined PIPC in 2019. Thayer works with PIPC’s diverse membership of patients, healthcare providers, researchers, and other groups to ensure t