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

16 Dec

2021: A Year in Review

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10:55 / Featured / Releases and Announcements

16 Dec

2020 Transformation Progress Report

WASHINGTON (December 15, 2021) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient organizations, today announced that its provider and payer members reported having 61 percent of their business in value-based payment...

10:54 / Featured / Membership Reports / Releases and Announcements

07 Dec

The Health Care Transformation Task Force Announces New Executive Committee Members

WASHINGTON (December 14, 2021) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient advocacy organizations, today announced its 2021-2022 Executive Committee. Emily Brower, Senior Vice President at Trinity Health begins her term...

12:40 / Releases and Announcements

19 Nov

The Task Force Offers Recommendations to the CMS Innovation Center During Its First Listening Session

The Health Care Transformation Task Force provided written comments and offered verbal remarks during the CMS Innovation Center's first listening session since the release of the Center's Strategy Refresh White Paper. The Task Force comments took the form of responses to the three questions posed...

11:18 / Policy Communications

18 Nov

The Task Force Offers Recommendations to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission for Advancing the Adoption of Alternative Payment Models

The Health Care Transformation Task Force sent a comment letter to MedPAC building off of the commissioners June 2021 report recommending that CMS streamline its Alternative Payment Model (APM) portfolio. In this letter, the Task Force expresses support for many of the MedPAC recommendations and...

16:59 / Policy Communications

15 Nov

The Task Force Responds to the Senate Finance Committee’s RFI on Behavioral Health

The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments in response to the Senate Finance Committee’s RFI on behavioral health, offering recommendations related to the five topic areas in the RFI: 1) strengthening the workforce; 2) increasing integration, coordination, and access to care; 3) ensuring parity;...

10:02 / Policy Communications