The Task Force continues to advocate for full transparency in all matters related to bundled payment programs, including the specific methodology and data for setting target prices and the way issues such as attribution are handled. We also believe that bundled payments can promote greater...
The HCTTF agrees with much of what is included in the White Paper. Thematically, we urge the LAN to sharpen the focus of the white paper to reflect what’s best for patients, and not necessarily what’s best for providers in particular situations. Task Force Response Summary 1....
The HCTTF fully supports all elements of the patient attribution white paper. In many respects, the white paper’s substance is entirely consistent with existing Task Force policy on patient attribution. We are pleased that the HCTTF is so aligned with the Work Group’s thinking on...
As part of the policymaking framework for addressing chronic care patients, the specific health needs and acuity of services for specific patients can change from time to time, and the particular focus of chronic care services should be tailored to the specific conditions of the...
The Task Force supports policies that promote value-based, patient-centered care and appreciates the Work Group’s movement in that direction with the release of its draft White Paper. We support the White Paper’s seven Principles, and urge an eighth Principle be added to address the importance...
The Task Force supports policies that promote value-based care and applauds the efforts of CMS to enhance these endeavors. The MACRA provisions increase a provider’s ability to provide quality care and improve patient outcomes, as well as achieve cost efficiencies. However, care must be taken...
The Task Force submits our consensus comments on the proposed Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CCJR) program. Members of the HCTTF have over 3,000 episode initiators live in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) program today. We believe bundled payments can promote high-quality, high-value...
The Task Force responded to the May 22nd stakeholder request of the bipartisan Senate Finance Committee’s chronic care working group. The recommendations address the work group’s three designated policy objectives: the proposed policies increase care coordination among individual providers across care setting who are treating...
Dr. Patrick Conway Deputy Administrator for Innovation & Quality, CMS Chief Medical Officer Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 445-G 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Megan Cox Director, Division of Financial Risk Seamless Care Models Group Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Re: CMS-1461-P Medicare Program; Medicare Shared Savings Program; Accountable Care Organizations The Health Care Transformation Task Force (Task Force) is pleased to provide input on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to proposed policy and payment changes set forth in CMS-1461-P Medicare Program:...