28 Sep

The Health Care Transformation Task Force Releases Facilitation Guide For Successful Value-Based Payment Arrangements

WASHINGTON (September 28, 2021) – Today, the Health Care Transformation Task Force released a new resource to assist health care payer and provider efforts to form successful Alternative Payment Model (APM) arrangements. The resource, titled Building Better Partnerships: A Facilitation Guide for Successful Value Based...

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21 Sep

The Health Care Transformation Task Force Releases New Principles for Person-Centered Care in Value-Based Payment

WASHINGTON (September 21, 2021) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient advocacy organizations, announces today the release of a new resource titled “Person-Centered Care as a Cornerstone of Value-Based Payment:...

11:23 / Patient-Centered Care / Releases and Announcements

25 Aug

Statement Regarding Medicare Shared Savings Program 2020 Performance Results

Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, HCTTF Today’s announcement by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the 2020 performance of Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations is worthy of celebration. For the fourth consecutive year, the Medicare program realized net savings from MSSP,...

17:13 / Media / Releases and Announcements

13 Aug

Statement of Health Care Transformation Task Force Executive Director Jeff Micklos on the Health Affairs blog “Innovation at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: A Vision for the Next Ten Years”

The Health Care Transformation Task Force welcomes the new vision statement on the future of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). The authors represent a leadership team that has demonstrated a strong, longstanding commitment to the success of the Affordable Care Act. They...

10:39 / Media / Releases and Announcements

28 Jul

Health at Scale and Connections Health Solutions Join the Health Care Transformation Task Force

WASHINGTON (July 28, 2021) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) announced today the addition of two new members: Health at Scale and Connections Health Solutions. Established in 2014, the Task Force is an industry consortium comprised of patients, payers, providers, and...

12:44 / Releases and Announcements

16 Jun

Health Care Transformation Task Force Releases CMS Innovation Center Payment Model Tracker

WASHINGTON (June 16, 2021) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient advocacy organizations developed a resource for industry stakeholders to review the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI or...

10:24 / Releases and Announcements

20 May

The Health Care Transformation Task Force Supports Congressional Call to Extend the Next Generation ACO Model

Statement by Jeff Micklos, JD, Executive Director, Health Care Transformation Task Force The Task Force expresses appreciation to Representatives Ron Kind, Suzan DelBene, Ami Bera, Mike Kelly, Darin LaHood, and Brad Wenstrup for their leadership in urging Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to extend...

15:20 / Releases and Announcements

01 May

Health Care Transformation Task Force Expands its Executive Committee

WASHINGTON (April 20, 2021) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient advocacy organizations, has announced five new Executive Committee members elected by the Task Force’s Board of Directors. New members...

11:13 / Featured / Releases and Announcements

27 Apr

Tanya Alteras Joins the Task Force Staff; Megan Zook Promoted

WASHINGTON (April 27, 2021) – Tanya Alteras has been appointed as a Senior Director with the Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient advocacy organizations. Ms. Alteras brings a wealth of expertise...

11:05 / Featured / Releases and Announcements

09 Apr

Health Affairs: To Sustain The Value Movement, Make Next Generation ACOs A Permanent Option

The goal of the value movement is to incentivize providers to move away from the traditional fee-for-service model and provide coordinated care for patients with an eye toward improving quality and reducing cost. Accountable care organization (ACO) models are one key mechanism to achieve this...

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