In this letter, the Task Force responds to the Senate HELP Committee’s questions regarding specific actions that Congress and the administration can take to lower health care costs and incentivize care that improves health outcomes and increases the ability for patients to access the information...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force responded to the potential modifications to rules as proposed in the Request for Information and provided comment on the provisions of the HIPAA rules that present obstacles to the transformation of health care payment and care delivery away from...
In this letter, the Task Force identifies areas where the HHS Office of the Inspector General can mitigate the impact of the anti-kickback statute regulations on providers and health plans participating in alternative payment models to encourage better care coordination. Task Force Response Summary Create new...
The Task Force is a diverse group of private sector stakeholders across the industry – including providers, health plans, employers, and consumers – that support accelerating the pace of delivery system transformation. Together we share a common commitment to transform our respective businesses and clinical...
Hearing before the Senate Special Committee on Aging “Patient-Focused Care: A Prescription to Reduce Health Care Costs” Written testimony submitted by the Health Care Transformation Task Force Jeff Micklos, Executive Director October 3, 2018 Read the PDF Here Chairman Collins, Ranking Member Casey, and Members of the Senate Special Committee...
The HCTTF supports the goals of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act and Quality Payment Program to reward high value, high quality providers through the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and encourage adoption of Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs). The Task Force is also...
The Task Force has continued work to develop actionable, market-based strategies for better alignment between ACOs and bundled payment programs. This letter details our findings from this process and present recommendations for CMS to consider where model modifications and guidance would afford providers the appropriate...
In this letter, the Task Force identifies areas where CMS can mitigate the impact of the Stark law on providers participating in alternative payment models to encourage better care coordination. There are desired changes that will take an act of Congress, while CMS can accomplish...
The imperative for the health care industry to innovate towards a value-based system remains more important than ever. The goal of affordable, high-quality health care that best meets the needs of consumers and patients is clinically, economically, and morally indisputable. As the bipartisan passage of...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force has joined with other leading industry groups, including providers and purchasers, in urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to offer an optional delayed start date for BPCI Advanced to provide applicants with reasonable flexibility to make...