On September 21, the Health Care Transformation Task Force released Person-Centered Care as a Cornerstone of Value-Based Payment: Five Guiding Principles, which serves as an update to the 2016 Consumer Priorities Framework. Developed in coordination with the Task Force’s Patient-Centered Priorities Work Group, the five...
Available Position: Senior Associate Background The Health Care Transformation Task Force (Task Force) is a nonprofit industry consortium that brings together payers, providers, purchasers and patients to align private and public sector efforts to accelerate transformation of the U.S. health care system. Through its leading national voice, the Task Force promotes a...
The Maternal Health Hub compiles resources and best practices to advance a vision for high-value and equitable maternity care in the U.S. The Hub is also home to a learning community for stakeholders committed to improving maternal health outcomes. The Hub is operated by the...
Earlier this year (2021), the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) began its second decade as an important driver of Medicare payment reform. Much has been learned in the first ten years – both about CMMI’s operations and its model portfolio – and many...
WASHINGTON (April 20, 2021) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient advocacy organizations, has announced five new Executive Committee members elected by the Task Force’s Board of Directors. New members...
WASHINGTON (April 27, 2021) – Tanya Alteras has been appointed as a Senior Director with the Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient advocacy organizations. Ms. Alteras brings a wealth of expertise...
The passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 spurred a decade of payment reform efforts intended to shift the health care system from volume-driven Fee-For-Service payments to alternative payment models (APMs) with reimbursement linked to quality and outcomes. A principal goal of these efforts...
Statement by Jeff Micklos, JD, Executive Director, Health Care Transformation Task Force The Health Care Transformation Task Force congratulates Liz Fowler on her appointment as CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Fowler is a seasoned health policy veteran who...
The Task Force welcomes Humana, Lamaze International, Apervita, and Signify Health to the membership. WASHINGTON (February 3rd, 2021) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) announced today membership growth through the addition of Humana (payer member), Lamaze International (patient member), and Apervita...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed the Alternative Payment Model (APM) Roles and Responsibilities Matrix as a resource to support payer, provider, and purchaser efforts to clearly identify and assign roles and responsibilities for common APM workstreams and activities. The goal of the matrix...