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Massachusetts residents and Americans across the nation continue to flatten the curve, but health experts are preparing for more “curves” in mental health care that will be seen in a post-pandemic world.

Protests against police brutality are reinvigorating efforts to address racial disparities, top health care sector leaders say. At an online summit hosted by the Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care, prominent Brigham and Women’s surgeon and writer Atul Gawande, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts CEO Andrew Dreyfus, and the Institute for Health Care Improvement’s Kate DeBartolo said they’re committed to fixing racial disparities.

Host Arun Rath interviewed several guests about how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting hospitals, patients, and caregivers, including Anna Gosline on the importance of Advance Care Planning

Anna Gosline shares her experience in an op-ed: We are being told to do a lot of things these days: Wash your hands. Don't touch your face. Wear a mask outside. Stock the house with two weeks of food. Dust off your will. And make sure to complete your advance directive and talk to the people who matter in your life about your wishes for end-of-life care.

In this issue:

• Virtual Coalition Summit set for June 22
• Coalition Names Stephanie Chan as Associate Director
• Making Connections During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Electronic MOLST Web Completion Portal Project - almost ready for prime time!

In this issue:

• COVID-19 Update

In This Issue:

• COVID-19 Communication Resources

In this issue:

• Get Ready for National Healthcare Decisions Day in April with Good Talk Tools
• Widening the path for training nurses in hospice and palliative care

In this issue:

• A push to improve care for patients who need guardians
• National Healthcare Decisions Day
• Find us on LindedIn

In this issue:

• Good Talk Toolkit Unveiled at Coalition Meeting
• Hitting the road to promote better communication about what matters most
• Focus Groups Give the Coalition Insight into Advance Care Planning Challenges for Community Health Organizations