26 Aug

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (“HCTTF” or “Task Force”) looks forward to working with Administrator Brooks-LaSure and the CMS team to advance a value-based delivery system that focuses on providing affordable, equitable, person-centered care. The following recommendations represent the Task Force’s priorities for the new Administration and CMS leadership:  A Strategic...

11:26 / Policy Communications
03 Aug

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined coalition leaders to offer Representative DelBene (D-WA-1) support for the Seniors' Chronic care Management Improvement Act of 2021, which would ensure that more chronically ill Medicare patients receive access to high-quality care. By removing the patient cost-sharing obligations...

12:20 / Policy Communications
02 Jul

The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Executive Office of the President’s Request for Information on methods and practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities (86 FR 24029). Task Force Response Summary In seeking to advance equity and support for underserved communities, there are several themes that...

10:38 / Policy Communications
28 Jun

The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) Proposed Policy Changes and FY 2022 rates (CMS-1752-P).   Task Force Response Summary RFI on Potential Expansion of the CMS Disparity Methods: Closing the Health Equity Gap in CMS...

17:09 / Policy Communications
12 Apr

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) joined a coalition letter asking HHS to take a few immediate steps to advance the value movement. Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have provided one path for clinicians to move to alternative payment models (APMs)....

16:12 / Policy Communications