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...
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...
Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, Health Care Transformation Task Force “The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer is the latest racial injustice that our country has witnessed. This unnecessary death occurs at a time when over 110,000 people have died from the COVID-19 virus, which is more than three times more fatal for Black Americans than White Americans. The Health Care Transformation...
Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, Health Care Transformation Task Force “The Health Care Transformation Task Force commends CMS for taking decisive action to provide relief from the impact of COVID-19 on alternative payment model (APM) participants. The announcement today provides much-needed clarity about the Administration’s commitment to continued delivery system reform and to avoid substantial departures from these...
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 (1744-IFC) addressing regulatory revisions in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (Final Rule). HCTTF provided comments on the provisions...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) responded to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the CMS Office of Minority Health (OMH) request for information from health care stakeholders on opportunities to...
New change package provides a roadmap for health systems to develop and sustain consumer engagement strategies at the organizational level WASHINGTON (May 21, 2020) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers, and patient...
View the Change Package The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF) and the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation (CCEHI) have developed a change package for implementing organization-level patient engagement strategies as part of an ongoing project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) wrote to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to urge CMS to take specific actions to account for the impact of COVID-19 on alternative payment models and programs by providing relief for alternative...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force commented on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule 5529-P addressing proposed changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model (Proposed Rule). HCTTF members have developed, operated, and participated in various alternative payment models, including...