The Health Care Transformation Task Force, a consortium of patients, payers, providers and purchasers working to transform the U.S. health care delivery system, has released a new framework that systems can use to ensure consumers priorities remain front and center during all phases of the...
The Task Force supports innovative, person-centered, value-based payment models and recognizes the importance of data sharing to drive improvements in cost and quality under these models. We believe the principles put forth in the LAN Population-Based Payment Work Group’s white paper are directionally consistent with...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force, a consortium of patients, payers, providers and purchasers working to transform the U.S. health care delivery system to promote value-based, person-centered care, announces the appointment of Clare A. Wrobel as the director of payment reform models, effective immediately. In this...
The HCTTF supports the policies of MACRA and moving Medicare payment for physician services to a value-based formula that focuses on quality, resource use, clinical practice improvement, and meaningful use of certified EHR technology under the Medicare Incentive Payment System. As a major proponent of...
The Task Force supports innovative, person-centered, valued-based payment models. We applaud the Work Group’s bold step forward with proposing this type of broad-based bundle, and agree that patients may benefit greatly from comprehensive management of coronary artery disease. However, we are unable to support the...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force released a memo – “Key Elements to Consider in ACO Agreements” – intended to be an educational resource for the health care community and focuses on contracting strategies in three main areas: patient experience and access; cost; and quality...
The Task Force responded to the May 22nd stakeholder request of the bipartisan Senate Finance Committee’s chronic care working group. The recommendations address the work group’s three designated policy objectives: the proposed policies increase care coordination among individual providers across care setting who are treating...