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

15 Feb

The Task Force Signs a Letter Urging HHS Secretary Becerra to Continue Direct Contracting

The Health Care Transformation Task Force along with 221 additional organizations signed a letter urging HHS Secretary Becerra to “fix, don’t end” the Direct Contracting (DC) Model. This letter is in response to recent calls from Capitol Hill to cancel the CMMI model. Rather than...

14:41 / Policy Communications

09 Feb

The Task Force Offers Recommendations to the CMS Innovation Center in Response to its First Beneficiary Engagement Listening Session

The Health Care Transformation Task Force provided written comments to the CMS Innovation Center in response to its February 9 Listening Session “Incorporating Beneficiary Perspectives into Model Testing, Implementation, and Evaluation". The Task Force comments took the form of responses to the three questions posed...

12:25 / Patient-Centered Care / Policy Communications

02 Feb

The Task Force Joins NAACOS and Other Organizations in a Statement to Congress on the Importance of Supporting APMs as a Part of Securing the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and Future of Medicare Financing

The Health Care Transformation Task Force, together with eight other organizations, signed onto a statement submitted by the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) to the U.S Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, regarding the Hearing on the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund...

14:54 / Policy Communications

28 Jan

Health Care Transformation Task Force Announces An Updated Transformation Goal

WASHINGTON (December 28, 2021) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers, and patient organizations, today announced an updated value-based transformation goal of “75 percent by 2025.” In January 2015, the Task Force formed based on...

10:55 / Featured / Releases and Announcements

27 Jan

Now is the Time to Extend the Advanced APM Incentive Payment

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is designed to encourage providers to move into value-based care arrangements that prioritize high-quality, patient-centered care. Under MACRA’s creation of the Quality Payment Program (QPP), two tracks are offered to providers: the Merit Based Incentive...

09:51 / All Value Models / Introductory Resources

25 Jan

The Forest for the Trees: National Health Expenditures and Healthcare Reform

In 2021 the Health Care Transformation Task Force released a paper examining the long-term trends in projected and actual health care spending from 2000 to 2020. The paper highlighted slowing trends in health spending growth over the past decade and discussed the potential factors driving...

10:44 / All Value Models / Featured