The Task Force developed a comprehensive set of recommendations in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Request for Information on Episode-based Payment Models. The Task Force’s policy communication to CMS focused on the following topics: (1) the types of services included...
WASHINGTON (August 10, 2023) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers, patient organizations, and value transformation partners today announced the results of its most recent Executive Committee Election, appointing leaders to a...
WASHINGTON (August 1, 2023) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) – a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers, patient organizations, and value transformation partners – released a new resource titled Building Better Benchmarks: Principles for Sustainable Benchmarking in...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed Principles for Sustainable Benchmarking in Value-Based Care, a resource that seeks to (1) align payment with the goal of delivering efficient, high-quality, equitable, and patient-centered care, (2) support ongoing investment in care delivery innovations, and (3) offer actionable...
Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, HCTTF The Health Care Transformation Task Force applauds today’s introduction of the Value in Health Care Act of 2023 in the House of Representatives. Our members appreciate the leadership of the six bi-partisan Representatives who are championing this important legislation....
The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality Proposed Rule (CMS-2439-P). The Task Force letter focused on the following: STATE DIRECTED PAYMENTS: HCTTF supports efforts to reduce regulatory...
The CY 2023 Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule included a number of new policies aimed at addressing issues in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). These include the establishment of the Advanced Incentive Payment (AIP) program to provide up-front funding for new ACOs to...
Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, HCTTF The Health Care Transformation Task Force welcomes the CMS Innovation Center’s new Making Care Primary (MCP) payment model. The model represents an important investment in primary care and health equity with the goal of engaging health care providers that...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the FY 2024 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule (CMS-1785-P). The Task Force letter focused on the following: HVBP HEALTH EQUITY ADJUSTMENT: HCTTF supports the creation of a...
WASHINGTON (May 31, 2023) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers, patient organizations, and value transformation partners, announces the release of operational guidance in support of Raising the Bar for Maternal Health...