By design, accountable care organizations (ACOs) offer opportunities for providers to better address patients’ needs that are not available in the fragmented fee-for-service system. Yet, patients in ACOs or other alternative payment models often are unaware of their inclusion in these models and the benefits...
WASHINGTON (July 18, 2024) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF) and the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) today released a resource addressing how policies can be improved to better support patients’ experience in value-based care arrangements. This comprehensive resource presents recommendations aimed at...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF) and the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) released a resource addressing how policies can be strengthened to improve the patient experience in value-based care arrangements. Effective communication is essential for engaging patients in accountable care organization (ACO) governance,...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed a comprehensive resource for industry stakeholders that allows for easy review and tracking of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI or Innovation Center) payment models. This public-facing resource, the CMS Innovation Center Payment Model Tracker, compiles the...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted input to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), as proposed in the CY2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Proposed Rule. The Task Force commented on all aspects of the proposed...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted input to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to a Request for Information on Medicare Advantage (MA) data collection. The Task Force recommends that new MA data collection and reporting requirements should: Center on Consistent...
WASHINGTON (May 28, 2024) - The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) is excited to welcome three new members, each of whom will add important and unique perspectives to the Task Force membership. The Task Force Board has approved Covera Health, Strive...
WASHINGTON (May 7, 2024) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force has developed a resource identifying principles to increase health equity within current and future value-based care (VBC) models. The Task Force is committed to promoting health equity in the United States and VBC offers...
Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, HCTTF The Health Care Transformation Task Force appreciates the CMS Innovation Center’s new ACO Primary Care Flex Model (Model). The Model will provide long-desired opportunities for greater investment in, and payment flexibility for, primary care offered through a Medicare Shared...
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Medicare program embarked on a significant journey toward a value-based payment and care delivery system. The broad goal was to achieve a transformed system focused on the value of the care received by patients over...