The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Outpatient Proposed Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS-1753-P). TASK FORCE RESPONSE SUMMARY Proposed Changes to Inpatient Only (IPO) List: The Task Force supports CMS in its proposal to halt the elimination...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule (CMS-1751-P). TASK FORCE RESPONSE SUMMARY Telehealth Services: HCTTF supports efforts to expand access to telehealth (both video and audio-only) for behavioral health care services, and recommends that CMS...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined 16 other national healthcare organizations in signing a coalition letter urging Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra to fully leverage value-based payment strategies as a component of the Administration’s plans to advance health equity. Changing the way we...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force (“HCTTF” or “Task Force”) looks forward to working with Administrator Brooks-LaSure and the CMS team to advance a value-based delivery system that focuses on providing affordable, equitable, person-centered care. The following recommendations represent the Task Force’s priorities for the new Administration and CMS leadership: A Strategic...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined a coalition of organizations in urging Chairman Wyden and Chairman Neal to include the Value in Health Care Act of 2021 (H.R. 4587) in the Reconciliation bill for the FY 2022 Budget Resolution. The Value in Health Care Act...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined coalition leaders to offer Representative DelBene (D-WA-1) support for the Seniors' Chronic care Management Improvement Act of 2021, which would ensure that more chronically ill Medicare patients receive access to high-quality care. By removing the patient cost-sharing obligations...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) is writing to convey our member feedback on opportunities for improving the design and implementation of the Direct Contracting Model's (DC model) Global and Professional tracks. HCTTF understands CMMI’s decision to pause the Direct Contracting model...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined 430 organizations in a letter urging policymakers to advance permanent telehealth reform focused on the following priorities: Remove Obsolete Restrictions on the Location of the Patient and Provider. Congress must permanently remove the Section 1834(m) geographic and originating...
The Task Force joined a coalition letter supporting the Value In Health Care Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill that will accelerate Medicare’s move to value-based payment by boosting accountable care organizations (ACOs) and other alternative payment models (APMs). The legislation strengthens the Medicare Shared Savings...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Executive Office of the President’s Request for Information on methods and practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities (86 FR 24029). Task Force Response Summary In seeking to advance equity and support for underserved communities, there are several themes that...