16
Dec
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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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;...
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Policy Communications
08
Nov
The Task Force Provides Input to HHS on the Draft Strategic Plan for CY 2022-2026
The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services draft Strategic Plan for CY 2022-2026, offering specific support related to Strategic Goal #1: Protect and Strengthen Equitable Access to High Quality and Affordable Health Care. The letter...
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Policy Communications
21
Oct
Webinar: Medicare Advantage: Driving Value Through Advanced-Risk Primary Care
The Medicare Advantage program provides a unique platform to advance value-based payment and care delivery arrangements, including advanced risk opportunities for high-performing providers. It has also served as a foundation for building system-level resiliency during challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The Health Care Transformation...
21
Oct
Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Briefer
The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed a comprehensive briefer for industry stakeholders on the supplemental benefits offered in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. The three-page briefer describes the evolution of legislation that established the range of MA supplemental benefits; the expansion of primarily health...
20
Oct
Statement Regarding the Release of CMMI’s Strategy Refresh White Paper
Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, HCTTF The Health Care Transformation Task Force (Task Force) applauds today’s release of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI or Center) white paper titled “Driving Health System Transformation – A Strategy for the CMS Innovation Center’s Second Decade.”...