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

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...

09:09 / 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...

11:16 / Featured / Webinars

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...

10:44 / All Value Models / Introductory Resources

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.”...

12:07 / Media / Releases and Announcements

20 Oct

The Task Force Writes to HHS Secretary Becerra on Driving Health Equity and Affordability through Value-Based Payment

The Health Care Transformation Task Force wrote a letter to the Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with recommendations for driving health equity and affordability through value-based payment. This letter aligns with the priorities and perspectives conveyed in...

09:38 / Health Equity / Policy Communications

29 Sep

Webinar: Health Care Payment Reform: Are We Already Bending the Cost Curve?

Health care is expensive and bending the health care cost curve has been an objective of health care policy reforms for decades. The most recent reform efforts have focused on alternative payment models (APMs) designed to reward the efficacy and quality of care rather than...

17:16 / Featured / Webinars