In this letter, the Task Force responds to the Senate HELP Committee’s questions regarding specific actions that Congress and the administration can take to lower health care costs and incentivize care that improves health outcomes and increases the ability for patients to access the information...

The Health Care Transformation Task Force responded to the potential modifications to rules as proposed in the Request for Information and provided comment on the provisions of the HIPAA rules that present obstacles to the transformation of health care payment and care delivery away from...

HEALTH CARE TRANSFORMATION TASK FORCE RELEASES VALUE PARTNERSHIP EVALUATION TOOL New Tool Helps Organizations Assess Readiness of Potential Value-Based Partners   WASHINGTON (February 6, 2019) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient organizations,...

Download the episode grouper whitepaper  About this resource Episode groupers are key to successful bundled payment implementation, but the vast array of permutations in how they can be applied has made it difficult for the industry to assess available options and develop guidance. Limited evaluations have concluded...

Download the commercial bundled payment guidance  About this resource The HCTTF, under the strategic direction of its Advanced Payer-Provider Partnerships Work Group, developed this guidance document to help support payers and providers in the establishment of commercial-sector clinical episode payment contracting relationships. The guidance is generally based...