28 Jun

The Health Care Transformation Task Force Releases Stories from the Field: Implementing Principles of Person-Centered Care

WASHINGTON (June 28, 2022) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient advocacy organizations, announces today the release of a new resource titled “Stories From the Field: Implementing Principles of Person-Centered...

12:21 / Releases and Announcements

21 Jun

The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on FY 2023 IPPS Proposed Rule

TASK FORCE INPUT TO CMS ON FY2023 IPPS PROPOSED RULE The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS-1771-P).   RFI on Diagnosis Codes for Social Determinants of Health: The Task Force supports...

12:47 / Policy Communications

15 Apr

Fact Checking the ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (CMMI) recently announced the ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model. The REACH Model will replace the Direct Contracting model starting on 1/1/23. ACO REACH retains the DC Model Global and Professional tracks and adds new...

11:00 / All Value Models / Featured / Health Equity

06 Apr

The Task Force Sends CMS Recommendations for Aligning the Alternative Payment Model Portfolio

The Health Care Transformation Task Force sent a comment letter to CMS with recommendations for improving alignment between primary care and specialty focused models. The letter highlights current model design elements and APM overlap policies that indirectly hinder and directly disincentivize cross-model alignment, defines key...

11:01 / Featured / Policy Communications

30 Mar

Health Care Transformation Task Force Releases “What is Health Care Value?”

WASHINGTON (March 30, 2022) In 2020, the advancing journey toward health care delivery system transformation – moving from reimbursement for volume to paying for value – came head-to-head with a global pandemic. In the face of COVID-19, the field witnessed value-based payment’s effects in real-time,...

11:25 / Releases and Announcements

30 Mar

What is Health Care Value?

“What is Health Care Value?” is a series that highlights the positive impact value-based payment models have had on consumers, patients, providers, and the system as a whole. The series uses statements primarily made during the inaugural Health Care Value Week, which took place in...

11:21 / Accountable Care / All Value Models / Featured / Introductory Resources

07 Mar

The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on CY 2023 Medicare Advantage Proposed Rule and Advance Notice

The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed two comment letters with HHS/CMS on proposed rulemaking for the CY 2023 Medicare Advantage program (CMS-4192-P), as well as the Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year 2023 for Medicare Advantage (CMS-2022-0021). TASK FORCE RESPONSE SUMMARY TO THE...

10:55 / Policy Communications

03 Mar

HCTTF Kicks Off Phase Two of the Maternal Health Hub

From 2020 – 2021, the Health Care Transformation Task Force – with support from the Commonwealth Fund – created and ran the Maternal Health Hub (MHH or The Hub).  Over the course of that project, the Task Force led a valuable dialogue to identify and...

12:48 / Featured / Maternal Health / Releases and Announcements

01 Mar

Health Care Transformation Task Force Kicks off 2022 with New Members and Staff Announcements

WASHINGTON (March 1, 2022)   The new year is off to an exciting start for the Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) with the addition of four new members and staffing updates. In late January, the Task Force Board approved four new members: Blue...

11:00 / Releases and Announcements

17 Feb

The Task Force Sends CMMI Recommendations for Improving Model Evaluations and Certification

Today, HCTTF sent CMMI a letter with recommendations for improving the model evaluation and certification process. The letter was informed by feedback from HCTTF members and discussions the Task Force held with outside experts and representatives from CMS in the summer of 2021. Some of...

10:46 / Policy Communications