Health Care Transformation Task Force

18 Dec

The Task Force Encourages Biden-Harris Administration to Advance Value-Based Payment

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) wrote to President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris to encourage the incoming administration to promote affordable, person-centered, value-based care. The HCTTF is singularly focused on advancing value-based payment and care delivery models which reduce cost, improve...

13:20 / Policy Communications

23 Oct

HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Regarding BPCI-Advanced Changes

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined industry leaders in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to delay recent changes to the Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) program for Model Year 4 (MY4) that would require participants to select...

14:25 / Policy Communications

06 Oct

HCTTF Provides Input To CMS On CY 2021 QPP And PFS Proposed Updates

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 2021. Task Force Response...

11:01 / Policy Communications

24 Sep

Championing the Move to Value-Based Care

With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Medicare program embarked on a significant journey toward a value-based payment and care delivery system. The broad goal was to achieve a transformed system focused on the value of the care received by patients over...

12:41 / Accountable Care / All Value Models / Bundled Payments / Featured / Policy Communications

17 Aug

HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Support Health Care Providers Participating in Value-Based Models

The Health Care Transformation Task Force and other organizations who strongly support the movement away from the current fee-for-service (FFS) system toward value-based care, wrote to express appreciation for the significant efforts underway by Congress to address the COVID-19 pandemic and to assist clinicians and...

12:01 / Policy Communications

03 Aug

HCTTF Statement Regarding the COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resiliency Program

Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, Health Care Transformation Task Force The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the limitations of an antiquated fee-for-service (FFS) health care system. The health care industry is learning important lessons from this public health emergency, and it is essential that payment...

12:53 / Policy Communications / Releases and Announcements

30 Jul

HCTTF Letter Offering Congress Recommendations to Support APM Participants

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) wrote a letter urging Congress to take bold action to advance value-based payment and care delivery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers operating under mature value-based payment models have shown the ability to withstand the...

11:22 / Policy Communications

24 Jul

HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Supporting the Value in Health Care Act of 2020

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter to Representatives Welch, DelBene, and LaHood supporting the Value in Health Care Act of 2020 (Value Act), a bipartisan bill aiming to ensure that value-based health care continues to serve Medicare patients by embracing...

15:59 / Policy Communications

08 Jul

HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Urging CMMI to Support BPCI Advanced Programs

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter urging the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to amend several programmatic areas to ensure the continuation of robust participation in BPCI Advanced (BPCI-A) and protect the investments that our health care delivery system...

21:25 / Policy Communications

08 Jul

Comments on CMS-5531-IFC: Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) commented on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule with comment period (5531-IFC) addressing new and revised regulatory actions in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). HCTTF provided comments on...

21:24 / Policy Communications