17 Aug

HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Support Health Care Providers Participating in Value-Based Models

The Health Care Transformation Task Force and other organizations who strongly support the movement away from the current fee-for-service (FFS) system toward value-based care, wrote to express appreciation for the significant efforts underway by Congress to address the COVID-19 pandemic and to assist clinicians and...

12:01 / Policy Communications

03 Aug

HCTTF Statement Regarding the COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resiliency Program

Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, Health Care Transformation Task Force The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the limitations of an antiquated fee-for-service (FFS) health care system. The health care industry is learning important lessons from this public health emergency, and it is essential that payment...

12:53 / Policy Communications / Releases and Announcements

30 Jul

HCTTF Letter Offering Congress Recommendations to Support APM Participants

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) wrote a letter urging Congress to take bold action to advance value-based payment and care delivery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers operating under mature value-based payment models have shown the ability to withstand the...

11:22 / Policy Communications

24 Jul

HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Supporting the Value in Health Care Act of 2020

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter to Representatives Welch, DelBene, and LaHood supporting the Value in Health Care Act of 2020 (Value Act), a bipartisan bill aiming to ensure that value-based health care continues to serve Medicare patients by embracing...

15:59 / Policy Communications

08 Jul

HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Urging CMMI to Support BPCI Advanced Programs

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter urging the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to amend several programmatic areas to ensure the continuation of robust participation in BPCI Advanced (BPCI-A) and protect the investments that our health care delivery system...

21:25 / Policy Communications

08 Jul

Comments on CMS-5531-IFC: Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) commented on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule with comment period (5531-IFC) addressing new and revised regulatory actions in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). HCTTF provided comments on...

21:24 / Policy Communications

25 Jun

Promoting Equity and Value in Maternity Care

Download the Report   Developing and implementing processes and infrastructure to support the delivery of high-value care must be coupled with a health equity framework and an enabling public policy environment in order to achieve meaningful change. This new report, Promoting Equity and Value in Maternity Care,...

09:13 / Featured / Implementation Resources / Transformation Resources

25 Jun

Task Force Launches the Maternal Health Hub to Advance Value-Based Maternity Care

Accompanying Report Details Strategies and Interventions to Advance Equitable Maternity Care and Eliminate Maternal Health Disparities WASHINGTON (June 25, 2020) – A new online resource to advance high-value and equitable maternity care, reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, and eliminate maternal health disparities in the U.S. was...

09:09 / Featured / Releases and Announcements

16 Jun

Webinar: The Pursuit of Affordability in Value-Based Care: Consumer and Payer Perspectives

Affordability remains a key challenge in the U.S., with a third of Americans saying they or a family member delayed medical treatment in the past year because they couldn't afford it. [1] While value-based payment has shown promise in reducing overall cost, greater work remains...

15:15 / Webinars

16 Jun

Webinar: How To Make Your Health System Truly Person-Centered

The Root Cause Coalition’s 2020 Status of Health Equity Report highlighted the importance of engaging and learning from communities “most affected by inequities in health and social conditions.” The importance of engagement is amplified by the coronavirus pandemic’s disproportionately devastating effect on communities of color. This...

14:18 / Webinars