In this letter, the Task Force responds to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Oncology Care First model Request for Information (RFI). Task Force members have built, operated, and participated in various alternative payment models, including episodes of care models that engage specialists in...
WASHINGTON (November 6, 2019) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) announced today that Doctor On Demand has joined its membership. Established in 2014, the Task Force is a multi-sector industry consortium comprised of organizations representing patients, payers, providers and purchasers committed...
There is growing interest from the health care industry in the non-clinical factors that influence the health and well-being of the populations they serve. Health care providers, payers, and purchasers are starting to explore ways that they can impact food insecurity, housing instability, access to...
As the health care system continues to get more involved in this space, stakeholders are beginning to ask: what is the appropriate role of health care in addressing the social factors that influence health? Clear and consistent terminology is an essential first step to determining...
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The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) commented on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) proposed rule on the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records (Proposed Rule), which proposes changes to 42 CFR Part 2. Integration of...
Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, Health Care Transformation Task Force “The Health Care Transformation Task Force commends the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network (LAN) for its leadership in accelerating the health care industry’s move to value-based payment transformation. HCTTF supports the LAN’s new...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined multiple industry coalition letters supporting the ACO "rural glitch" legislation. The Task Force has regularly commented on CMS’s approach to regional adjustment which disproportionately penalizes rural ACOs because their ACO patients are included in the regional comparison. Senator...
Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, Health Care Transformation Task Force “We commend HHS Secretary Alex Azar and Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan for their efforts to modernize the Anti-Kickback Statute and Physician Self-Referral regulations to support value-based payment and care delivery. The financial incentives associated with...
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 2020. Task Force Response...