The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) commented on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) proposed rule on the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records (Proposed Rule), which proposes changes to 42 CFR Part 2. Integration of...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter supporting the ACO "rural glitch" legislation. The Task Force has regularly commented on CMS’s approach to regional adjustment which disproportionately penalizes rural ACOs because their ACO patients are included in the regional comparison. Senator...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed revisions to payment policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program, and other revisions to Part B for CY 2020. Task Force Response...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter urging CMS to expeditiously pay the 2019 Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) bonuses and in future years commit to pay these bonuses no later than June 30th of each year. The nine organizations expressed...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) responded to the proposed rule on Radiation Oncology (RO) and End-Stage Rental Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices (ETC) models (Proposed Rule). The Task Force appreciates that CMS is committed to designing more Advanced Alternative Payment Models...
Read the Letter Re: Testing a Maternity Care Payment Model Dear Administrator Verma and Deputy Administrator Adam Boehler: The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF) writes to strongly urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to test an alternative payment model (APM) through the Center for...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter in support of Representative Suzan DelBene's pending bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services under the Medicare program to ensure that more...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) responded to the proposed policies to advance interoperability and patient access to health information. The Task Force appreciates CMS’s commitment advancing interoperable data exchange. We support the goals of giving patients ownership over their health...
Read the Letter Re: Permanence for the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (NGACO) Model Dear Secretary Azar: The undersigned organizations write to encourage the Department of Health and Human Services to expand the duration and scope of the NGACO model to be a permanent, voluntary offering in the...
In this letter, the Task Force responds to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Direct Contracting - Geographic Population-Based Payment (PBP) model Request for Information (RFI). Our perspectives shared in this letter come from Task Force members viewing themselves as potential Direct Contracting Entities...