28 Sep

Building Better Partnerships: A Facilitation Guide for Successful Value-Based Payment Arrangements

Successful value-based contracting arrangements rely on payers and providers accurately assessing needs, identifying resources, building relationships, and negotiating mutually beneficial contracts. Since our launch in 2014, the Task Force has worked to develop practical resources designed to support organizations in implementing successful value-based payment (VBP)...

10:50 / Featured / Implementation Resources / Transformation Resources

22 Sep

HCTTF Responds to the Social Determinants of Health Caucus RFI

The Health Care Transformation Task Force responded to a Request for Information opportunity from the Congressional  Social Determinants of Health Caucus. The Congressional Caucus - led by Rep Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04), Rep GK Butterfield (NC-01), and Rep Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) -...

13:28 / Health Equity / Policy Communications

21 Sep

HCTTF Writes to CMS Recommending Improvements to the Medicare Shared Savings Program

The Health Care Transformation Task Force wrote a letter to the Director of the Center for Medicare, Dr. Meena Seshamani, encouraging CMS to leverage the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) to further advance provider adoption of Alternative Payment Models (APM) across the U.S. The letter...

18:03 / Policy Communications

21 Sep

HCTTF Joins Letter Expressing Support for Maternal Health Provisions Included in the Build Back Better Act

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined 244 other organizations in a letter developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) expressing support and appreciation for the maternal health provisions included in the Committee on Energy and Commerce print of the Build Back...

16:25 / Maternal Health / Policy Communications

21 Sep

The Health Care Transformation Task Force Releases New Principles for Person-Centered Care in Value-Based Payment

WASHINGTON (September 21, 2021) – 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 “Person-Centered Care as a Cornerstone of Value-Based Payment:...

11:23 / Patient-Centered Care / Releases and Announcements

21 Sep

Person-Centered Care as a Cornerstone of Value-Based Payment: Five Guiding Principles

On September 21, the Health Care Transformation Task Force released Person-Centered Care as a Cornerstone of Value-Based Payment: Five Guiding Principles, which serves as an update to the 2016 Consumer Priorities Framework. Developed in coordination with the Task Force’s Patient-Centered Priorities Work Group, the five...

10:55 / Featured / Patient-Centered Care

17 Sep

The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on CY 2022 OPPS Proposed Rule

The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Outpatient Proposed Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS-1753-P). TASK FORCE RESPONSE SUMMARY Proposed Changes to Inpatient Only (IPO) List: The Task Force supports CMS in its proposal to halt the elimination...

15:11 / Policy Communications

13 Sep

The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on CY 2022 MPFS Proposed Rule

The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule (CMS-1751-P). TASK FORCE RESPONSE SUMMARY Telehealth Services: HCTTF supports efforts to expand access to telehealth (both video and audio-only) for behavioral health care services, and recommends that CMS...

17:05 / Policy Communications

09 Sep

HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Encouraging HHS to Leverage Payment Models to Advance Equity

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined 16 other national healthcare organizations in signing a coalition letter urging Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra to fully leverage value-based payment strategies as a component of the Administration’s plans to advance health equity. Changing the way health...

17:33 / Health Equity / Policy Communications

26 Aug

The Task Force Writes to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (“HCTTF” or “Task Force”) looks forward to working with Administrator Brooks-LaSure and the CMS team to advance a value-based delivery system that focuses on providing affordable, equitable, person-centered care. The following recommendations represent the Task Force’s priorities for the new Administration and CMS leadership:  A Strategic...

11:26 / Policy Communications