19 Nov

Leading Health Groups Urge Congress to Maintain Value-based Care Incentives Beyond COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nineteen leading healthcare organizations today called on Congressional leaders to ensure that providers who put themselves at financial risk to deliver better quality, closely coordinated and more cost-effective care continue to have strong incentives to engage in advanced value-based care models. In enacting...

12:13 / Releases and Announcements

28 Oct

Webinar: Primary Care Resiliency During and Beyond the Pandemic

The Health Care Transformation Task Force hosted a webinar discussing how innovative primary care practices and payment models have supported greater health system resiliency during the pandemic and how those innovations will be sustained. Viewers learned how Cleveland Clinic and Anthem partnered under a shared-risk...

16:47 / Webinars

23 Oct

HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Regarding BPCI-Advanced Changes

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined industry leaders in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to delay recent changes to the Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) program for Model Year 4 (MY4) that would require participants to select...

14:25 / Policy Communications

22 Oct

Statement Regarding MedPAC October Session on the Evolution of Medicare’s Advanced Alternative Payment Models

Statement by Jeff Micklos, JD, Executive Director, Health Care Transformation Task Force The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) appreciates the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) focus on the evolution of Medicare’s advanced alternative payment models during its October meeting. The Task Force...

10:06 / Releases and Announcements

14 Oct

HCTTF Executive Director Jeff Micklos Statement on 2020 LAN Summit

Statement of Health Care Transformation Task Force Executive Director Jeff Micklos on 2020 LAN Summit: Yesterday during the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network Summit, it was inspiring to hear the stories of America’s many great health care organizations that have committed to value-based health...

15:12 / Releases and Announcements

14 Oct

Value-Based Care Amid COVID-19: Stories from the Frontlines

The COVID-19 pandemic and public health emergency swiftly disrupted the health care industry in the United States and globally. Health care systems participating in traditional fee-for-service medicine saw a precipitous drop in patients seeking care, starving them of revenue at the exact moment they needed...

11:48 / Introductory Resources / Transformation Resources

06 Oct

HCTTF Provides Input To CMS On CY 2021 QPP And PFS Proposed Updates

The Health Care Transformation Task Force appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed revisions to payment policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program, and other revisions to Part B for CY 2021. Task Force Response...

11:01 / Policy Communications

28 Sep

Defining Health Care’s Role in Achieving Healthier Lives

New collaborative project develops principles and guidance for health care to achieve optimal well-being for all people To help health care clarify and transform its role in improving the health of communities and addressing equity, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched Raising the Bar: Health...

14:34 / Media Coverage

24 Sep

Executive Director Statement: Championing the Move to Value-Based Care

Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, Health Care Transformation Task Force The Health Care Transformation Task Force expresses its appreciation to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for announcing multiple models and other guidance in the past weeks related to value-based payment and care...

12:16 / Releases and Announcements

21 Sep

Webinar: Maternal Health Hub – Promoting Equity and Value in Maternity Care

The Health Care Transformation Task Force hosted a webinar highlighting the launch of the Maternal Health Hub Learning Community! The Maternal Health Hub compiles resources and best practices to advance a vision for high-value and equitable maternity care and serves as a forum for all maternal...

13:39 / Webinars