The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) wrote to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to urge CMS to take specific actions to account for the impact of COVID-19 on alternative payment models and programs by providing relief for alternative...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force commented on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule 5529-P addressing proposed changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model (Proposed Rule). HCTTF members have developed, operated, and participated in various alternative payment models, including...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter urging the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to accelerate CPC+ payments forward to participating health care providers. Primary care physicians and providers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic are providing care to...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) thanks the Senate Finance Committee for seeking information from health care stakeholders on specific, evidence-based solutions to address poor maternal health outcomes and improve maternal health in the U.S. The Task Force believes that applying a...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined NAACOs and other organizations in a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma expressing appreciation for significant efforts underway by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to address the COVID-19 pandemic, including expanded telehealth services to help...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) wrote to CMS to convey our members' feedback and highlight opportunities to improve the design and implementation of the Direct Contracting Model. HCTTF Offered the following recommendations Model Application Details: CMS should make the full details of...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force wrote to express opposition to H.R. 5741. In sum, the bill goes further than necessary to address legitimate concerns, will significantly hamper innovation through added administrative burden, and will give stakeholders new tools to slow innovation based on personal...
In this letter, the Task Force responds to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) proposed rule addressing the physician self-referral regulations (“Proposed Rule”). HCTTF recognizes that CMS’s Proposed Rule is one part of a multi-faceted “Regulatory Sprint” to value-based care that is a...
In this letter, the Task Force comment on the referenced Office of Inspector General, Department of Health & Human Services (OIG) proposed rule addressing the anti-kickback and civil monetary penalty laws (“Proposed Rule”). HCTTF recognizes that the OIG’s Proposed Rule is one part of a...
In this letter, the Task Force responds to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Oncology Care First model Request for Information (RFI). Task Force members have built, operated, and participated in various alternative payment models, including episodes of care models that engage specialists in...