24 Aug

HCTTF Statement Regarding Medicare Shared Savings Program 2022 Performance Results

Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, HCTTF With today’s announcement, the Medicare Shared Savings Program has again showed great success in improving the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries while reducing program expenditures. In 2022, MSSP saved Medicare $1.8 billion – the second highest annual savings...

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10 Aug

The Task Force Announces New Executive Committee Leaders

WASHINGTON (August 10, 2023) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers, patient organizations, and value transformation partners today announced the results of its most recent Executive Committee Election, appointing leaders to a...

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01 Aug

The Task Force Releases Building Better Benchmarks: Principles for Sustainable Benchmarking in Value-Based Care

WASHINGTON (August 1, 2023) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) – a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers, patient organizations, and value transformation partners – released a new resource titled Building Better Benchmarks: Principles for Sustainable Benchmarking in...

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27 Jul

Health Care Transformation Task Force Statement on the Value in Health Care Act of 2023 in the House of Representatives

Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, HCTTF   The Health Care Transformation Task Force applauds today’s introduction of the Value in Health Care Act of 2023 in the House of Representatives. Our members appreciate the leadership of the six bi-partisan Representatives who are championing this important legislation....

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12 Jun

Health Care Transformation Task Force Statement on the CMS Innovation Center’s New Making Care Primary Payment Model

Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, HCTTF   The Health Care Transformation Task Force welcomes the CMS Innovation Center’s new Making Care Primary (MCP) payment model. The model represents an important investment in primary care and health equity with the goal of engaging health care providers that...

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31 May

The Task Force Releases Operational Guidance to Support “Raising the Bar for Maternal Health Equity and Excellence”

WASHINGTON (May 31, 2023) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers, patient organizations, and value transformation partners, announces the release of operational guidance in support of Raising the Bar for Maternal Health...

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11 May

The Task Force Responds to Recent CBO Report on Federal Health Care Spending

WASHINGTON (May 11, 2023) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force has long touted the positive impacts of value-based care (VBC) and a recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report offers further evidence that VBC is succeeding in lowering health care costs.  In a recent letter...

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04 May

The Health Care Transformation Task Force Welcomes Four New Members in 2023

WASHINGTON (May 4, 2023) The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) is excited to welcome four new members, each of whom will add important and unique perspectives to the Task Force membership. So far this year, the Task Force Board has approved...

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25 Apr

The Task Force Releases Issue Brief on Improving Quality Measurement in Maternal Health

WASHINGTON (April 25, 2023) – Today, the Maternal Health Hub (the Hub), run by the Health Care Transformation Task Force and funded by The Commonwealth Fund, released “Evolving the Maternal Health Quality Measurement Enterprise to Support the Community-Based Maternity Model.” The issue brief examines the...

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27 Mar

Health Care Transformation Task Force Statement on the Congressional Budget Report on Health Care Spending

Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, HCTTF The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently announced it had overestimated mandatory health care spending for 2010 to 2020 by a whopping nine percent. The Health Care Transformation Task Force amplifies this news as proof positive that value-based care is...

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