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Founded in 1997, Americans for Better Care of the Dying (ABCD) is dedicated to ensuring that all Americans can count on good end of life care. Our goals are to:
We aim to accomplish these goals by focusing our efforts on fundamental reforms; such as, improved pain management, better financial reimbursement systems, enhanced continuity of care, support for family caregivers, and changes in public policy.
We strive to help organizations and individuals fix their own community care systems and assist health care organizations in implementing rapid-cycle quality improvement methods. We are committed to ensuring that every person experiences comfort, dignity, and meaning at the end of life, and that every loved one knows that life came to a close in a dignified and meaningful way. By sharing expertise, building collaborative networks and public commitment, ABCD seeks to achieve substantive health care reform through improved policy, professional practice, and care reimbursement.