Available Position: Associate Background The Health Care Transformation Task Force (Task Force) is a nonprofit industry consortium that brings together patient/consumer representatives, providers, payers, and health care purchasers who share a commitment to accelerating the transition to a sustainable, consumer-focused value-based care delivery system. HCTTF helps its...
WASHINGTON (October 31, 2023) – Today, the Health Care Transformation Task Force announced some staffing changes. Earlier this month, Charlotte Burnett was promoted to Director, and will assume management responsibilities for our communications activities while continuing to expand her person-centered care and value-based care delivery...
The Task Force submitted recommendations to the House of Representatives’ Budget Committee in response to the Committee’s solicitation on solutions to improve outcomes and reduce federal health spending. The recommendations focused on the following topics: Regulatory, statutory or implementation barriers that could be addressed to reduce...
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 comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule (CMS-1784-P). The Task Force's letter focused on proposals across three main areas: Community Health Integration, the Medicare Shared Savings Program, and...
WASHINGTON (September 6, 2023) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) – a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers, patient organizations, and value transformation partners – released a new resource titled Principles for Prior Authorization Policies in Value-Based Care...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed Principles for Prior Authorization Policies in Value-Based Care Arrangements to improve the prior authorization process for payers and providers as they implement and refine value-based care arrangements. Current prior authorization policies impose significant burdens on patients, providers, and...
Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, HCTTF With today’s announcement, the Medicare Shared Savings Program has again showed great success in improving the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries while reducing program expenditures. In 2022, MSSP saved Medicare $1.8 billion – the second highest annual savings...
The Task Force developed a comprehensive set of recommendations in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Request for Information on Episode-based Payment Models. The Task Force’s policy communication to CMS focused on the following topics: (1) the types of services included...
WASHINGTON (August 10, 2023) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers, patient organizations, and value transformation partners today announced the results of its most recent Executive Committee Election, appointing leaders to a...