Today, the Task Force responded to a Request for Information issued by eight Representatives in Congress seeking feedback on approaches to improve the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). HCTTF feedback included recommendations for short term and long term Congressional priorities including: ...
Today, the Health Care Transformation Task Force sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in response to a Request for Information aimed at strengthening Medicare Advantage (MA) in ways that align with CMS’ Vision for Medicare and the CMS Strategy Pillars....
Today, the Health Care Transformation Task Force sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services providing additional guidance on the concept of a Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Care measure. These recommendations supplement those submitted by the Task Force earlier this year. The...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the CY 2023 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Proposed Rule (CMS-1772-P). The Task Force letter focused on the following: Inpatient Only List (IPO): HCTTF...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule (CMS-1770-P). The Proposed Rule outlined several important policy changes of interest to HCTTF members. The Task Force letter focused on proposals...
TASK FORCE INPUT TO CMS ON FY2023 IPPS PROPOSED RULE The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS-1771-P). RFI on Diagnosis Codes for Social Determinants of Health: The Task Force supports...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force sent a comment letter to CMS with recommendations for improving alignment between primary care and specialty focused models. The letter highlights current model design elements and APM overlap policies that indirectly hinder and directly disincentivize cross-model alignment, defines key...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed two comment letters with HHS/CMS on proposed rulemaking for the CY 2023 Medicare Advantage program (CMS-4192-P), as well as the Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year 2023 for Medicare Advantage (CMS-2022-0021). TASK FORCE RESPONSE SUMMARY TO THE...
Today, HCTTF sent CMMI a letter with recommendations for improving the model evaluation and certification process. The letter was informed by feedback from HCTTF members and discussions the Task Force held with outside experts and representatives from CMS in the summer of 2021. Some of...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force along with 221 additional organizations signed a letter urging HHS Secretary Becerra to “fix, don’t end” the Direct Contracting (DC) Model. This letter is in response to recent calls from Capitol Hill to cancel the CMMI model. Rather than...