Health and health care are central to each person’s ability to live well and should not be dependent on a person’s socioeconomic status or identity – whether racial, ethnic, linguistic, or based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Addressing disparities in health care access, quality,...
Advancing health equity is a critical element of health care quality that directly ties to improved patient experiences and outcomes. Addressing disparities in health care access, quality, and outcomes is a moral imperative. It is also a smart business decision – preventing disease and avoiding emergencies...
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Medicare program embarked on a significant journey toward a value-based payment and care delivery system. The broad goal was to achieve a transformed system focused on the value of the care received by patients over...
WASHINGTON (October 3, 2024) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) – a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers, patient organizations, and value transformation partners – released a resource on Advancing Affordability in Value-Based Care Models. The resource presents...
The high cost of U.S. health care is a significant burden on individuals and families. While value-based care (VBC) efforts have focused on improving the quality of care and reducing health care system spending, these initiatives alone have not sufficiently addressed the rising out-of-pocket costs...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed a comprehensive resource for industry stakeholders that allows for easy review and tracking of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI or Innovation Center) payment models. This public-facing resource, the CMS Innovation Center Payment Model Tracker, compiles the...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule (CMS-1807-P). The Task Force’s letter focused on proposals across four main areas: Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP); Center for Medicare and...
WASHINGTON (August 15, 2024) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) – a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers, patient organizations, and value transformation partners – released a resource on Payer Strategies for Advancing Health Equity Through Value-Based Payment....
Advancing health equity is a critical element of health care quality that directly ties to improved patient experiences and outcomes. Efforts to promote health equity reflect a moral imperative and can reduce health care costs through effective care management, which in turn helps decrease avoidable...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted input to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a Proposed Rule on Mitigating the Impact of Anomalous and Highly Suspect Billing on the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Financial Calculations in Calendar Year 2023. Specifically, the...