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...
Value-based payment is a critical mechanism to drive improved maternal health outcomes and reduced disparities. The Health Care Transformation Task Force released a report detailing current efforts to implement and expand access to outcomes-driven maternity care through value-based payment. This webinar explored the findings of...
Health Care Transformation Task Force Announces Increase in Value-Based Arrangements WASHINGTON (September 24, 2019) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient organizations, today released a report announcing that its provider and...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter urging CMS to expeditiously pay the 2019 Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) bonuses and in future years commit to pay these bonuses no later than June 30th of each year. The nine organizations expressed...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) responded to the proposed rule on Radiation Oncology (RO) and End-Stage Rental Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices (ETC) models (Proposed Rule). The Task Force appreciates that CMS is committed to designing more Advanced Alternative Payment Models...
What's in a Name: A Primer on Global Budget Models The term “global budget” has been used to describe several different health care payment models. Commercial payers have referred to payment arrangements like the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Alternative Quality Contract (AQC) as a...