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Reimagining Dementia Care: Lessons from Implementing the GUIDE Model

March 31, 2026

Featured, Transformation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force and MedStar Health released a case study featuring MedStar’s implementation of the Guiding an Improved Dementia...
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Reimagining Beneficiary Engagement in Accountable Care Models

March 10, 2026

Accountable Care, Featured, Transformation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF) and the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) developed recommendations for the Centers for Medicare &...
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Driving Value-Based Cardiology Care at Scale

February 26, 2026

Featured, Transformation Resources

Heart disease is the largest driver of medical costs in the U.S. and remains one of the hardest areas to improve. The...
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Advancing Value-Based Oncology Through 24/7, Integrated Virtual Cancer Care

February 12, 2026

Featured, Transformation Resources

Oncology is one of the most complex and high-cost areas of care, making it a critical opportunity for value-based transformation. The Task...
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The Task Force Submits Comments to CMS on the CY 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule

January 26, 2026

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Contract Year 2027 Medicare...
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Maturing in Risk: Unlocking Value Through MSSP Participation

December 2, 2025

Featured, Transformation Resources

The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) is the largest federal initiative to promote accountable care and value-based payments. HCTTF and COPE Health...
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Increase ACO Opportunities for Global Risk

December 2, 2025

Featured, Transformation Resources

The Task Force developed a policy brief that advocates for CMS and CMMI to support more opportunities for accountable care organizations (ACOs)...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on the CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

September 12, 2025

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed...
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Enhancing Provider Experiences in Medicare Advantage Value-Based Models

August 20, 2025

Implementation Resources, Policy Communications

HCTTF developed recommendations for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to enhance provider experiences in Medicare Advantage (MA) value-based arrangements....
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Supporting Independent Providers in Convener Relationships

August 20, 2025

Implementation Resources, Policy Communications

HCTTF developed recommendations for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to support independent providers that participate in value-based care arrangements...
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HCTTF Recommendations on Specialty Integration in Value-Based Care

July 31, 2025

Implementation Resources, Policy Communications

HCTTF developed recommendations for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to integrate specialty care into alternative care models. This issue...
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Driving Commercial Value-Based Care Adoption

June 30, 2025

Featured, Transformation Resources

Employers are central to the U.S. health care system, with employer-sponsored insurance covering over 150 million non-elderly individuals. However, rising premiums have...
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The Task Force Provides Comments on the Health Technology Ecosystem Request for Information

June 16, 2025

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the Health Technology Ecosystem Request for Information (CMS-0042-NC). The Task Force’s letter focuses...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on the CY 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Proposed Rule

May 28, 2025

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) CY 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment...
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Raising the Bar Implementation Guide: How to Drive Equitable, High-Quality, Cost-Effective Health Care

April 30, 2025

Featured, Health Equity, Raising the Bar, Transformation Resources

Health equity is an important part of driving health care quality and ensuring that people have access to the care they need....
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Patient Education Graphics

February 25, 2025

Transformation Resources

What Value-Based Care Means to Patients Discover how value-based care benefits patients. Explore infographics in English and Spanish below. Getting Better Care with Value-Based...
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Celebrating Ten Years in Value-Based Care: Reflections and Foresights

January 9, 2025

Featured, Transformation Resources

In October 2024, the Task Force turned 10 years old. In recognition of this anniversary, the Task Force released a two-part paper...
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The Next Frontier: Specialty Integration in Value-Based Care

November 18, 2024

Featured, Health Equity, Transformation Resources

Specialty participation in value-based care (VBC) is a strategic priority for providers, purchasers, payers, and policymakers. Specialty care continues to drive a...
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Provider Strategies for Advancing Health Equity Through Value-Based Care

October 24, 2024

Featured, Health Equity, Transformation Resources

Health and health care are central to each person’s ability to live well and should not be dependent on a person’s socioeconomic...
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Webinar: Payer and Provider Health Equity Strategies

October 16, 2024

Webinars

Advancing health equity is a critical element of health care quality that directly ties to improved patient experiences and outcomes. Addressing disparities in...
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Championing the Move to Value-Based Care

October 15, 2024

Accountable Care, All Value Models, Bundled Payments, Introductory Resources

With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Medicare program embarked on a significant journey toward a value-based payment and...
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Advancing Affordability in Value-Based Care Models

October 3, 2024

Featured, Transformation Resources

The high cost of U.S. health care is a significant burden on individuals and families. While value-based care (VBC) efforts have focused...
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CMS Innovation Center Payment Model Tracker

October 2, 2024

All Value Models, Featured

The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed a comprehensive resource for industry stakeholders that allows for easy review and tracking of the...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

September 10, 2024

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)...
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Payer Strategies for Advancing Health Equity Through Value-Based Care

August 15, 2024

Featured, Health Equity, Transformation Resources

Advancing health equity is a critical element of health care quality that directly ties to improved patient experiences and outcomes. Efforts to...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on MSSP Anomalous Billing Proposed Rule

July 29, 2024

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted input to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a Proposed Rule on...
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Webinar: Beneficiary Engagement in Accountable Care Models

July 26, 2024

Webinars

By design, accountable care organizations (ACOs) offer opportunities for providers to better address patients’ needs that are not available in the fragmented...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM)

June 6, 2024

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted input to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Transforming Episode Accountability...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on Medicare Advantage Data Request for Information

May 30, 2024

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted input to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to a Request...
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Advancing Health Equity within Value-Based Care

May 7, 2024

Featured, Health Equity, Transformation Resources

WASHINGTON (May 7, 2024) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force has developed a resource identifying principles to increase health equity within...
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Consumer Engagement and Education in Health Care Transformation

March 14, 2024

Featured, Patient-Centered Care, Transformation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force has developed a two-part resource on Consumer Engagement and Education in Health Care Transformation. As the...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on Improving the Medicare Shared Savings Program

February 28, 2024

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted feedback to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about policies that impact the...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on the CY2025 Medicare Advantage Proposed Rule

January 4, 2024

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) CY2025 Medicare Advantage (MA) and...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS and ONC on the Disincentives for Health Care Providers that Have Committed Information Blocking Proposed Rule

January 3, 2024

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) and Office of National Coordinator’s...
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Accelerating the Use of Patient-Reported Quality Measures in Value-Based Care

November 30, 2023

All Value Models, Featured, Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed Accelerating the Use of Patient-Reported Quality Measures in Value-Based Care, a resource which explores the...
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HCTTF Submits Recommendations to House Budget Committee’s Health Care Task Force

October 15, 2023

Policy Communications

The Task Force submitted recommendations to the House of Representatives’ Budget Committee in response to the Committee’s solicitation on solutions to improve...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

September 11, 2023

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)...
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Principles for Prior Authorization Policies in Value-Based Care Arrangements

September 6, 2023

All Value Models, Featured, Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed Principles for Prior Authorization Policies in Value-Based Care Arrangements to improve the prior authorization process...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on their Episode-Based Payment Model RFI

August 17, 2023

Health Equity, Maternal Health, Policy Communications

The Task Force developed a comprehensive set of recommendations in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Request for...
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Building Better Benchmarks: Principles for Sustainable Benchmarking in Value-Based Care

August 1, 2023

All Value Models, Featured, Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed Principles for Sustainable Benchmarking in Value-Based Care, a resource that seeks to (1) align payment...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality Rule

July 3, 2023

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care...
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Medicare Shared Savings Program: Implementing the CY 2023 Final Rulemaking Policies

June 28, 2023

Featured, Webinars

The CY 2023 Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule included a number of new policies aimed at addressing issues in the Medicare...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on FY 2024 IPPS Proposed Rule

June 9, 2023

Health Equity, Maternal Health, Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the FY 2024 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment...
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The Task Force Provides Input on a Potential CAHPS Survey to Assess Patients’ Maternal Health Care Experiences

May 5, 2023

Policy Communications

The Task Force responded to the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Request for Information (RFI) to gather input for...
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Applying Value-Based Payment to Health Equity: Spotlight on BCBS Massachusetts Equity Efforts with Provider Organizations

April 26, 2023

Featured, Webinars

Since 2021, providers who participate in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts’s (BCBS MA) Alternative Quality Contract (AQC) have received data on...
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Evolving the Maternal Health Quality Measurement Enterprise to Support the Community-Based Maternity Model

April 25, 2023

Featured, Health Equity, Maternal Health, Transformation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force’s Maternal Health Hub, supported by the Commonwealth Fund, is pleased to release “Evolving the Maternal Health...
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HCTTF Provides Recommendations to CMS on Improving the Medicare Shared Savings Program

April 5, 2023

Policy Communications

The Task Force sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with recommendations for improving the Medicare Shared...
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Act Now to Raise the Bar on Health Equity

March 23, 2023

Raising the Bar

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Raising the Bar project provides an actionable framework (“Raising the Bar Part 1”) for use by the...
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HCTTF Provides Input to CMS on the Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule

March 13, 2023

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments to CMS on the Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule. The...
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HCTTF Provides Input to CMS on CY 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice

March 6, 2023

Health Equity, Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments to the Center for Medicare at CMS on the CY 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA)...
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HCTTF Joins Coalition to Share 2023 Legislative Priorities

February 21, 2023

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined multiple industry leaders to announce the following joint legislative priorities for 2023: Extend Value-Based Care Incentives....
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HCTTF Provides Feedback on LAN's 2030 APM Goals

February 21, 2023

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force recently provided feedback to the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network (LAN) on its 2030...
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Lessons Learned from a Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on Medicaid Maternity Strategies

February 21, 2023

Featured, Health Equity, Maternal Health, Transformation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force’s Maternal Health Hub, supported by the Commonwealth Fund, convened a meeting of maternity subject matter experts...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on CY 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule

February 13, 2023

Health Equity, Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part...
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Building the Business Case for Health Equity Investment: Strategies to Secure Sustainable Support

January 24, 2023

Featured, Health Equity, Transformation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force is excited to announce the release of Building the Business Case for Health Equity Investment: Strategies...
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The Task Force Provides Input to Congress on Approaches to Improve Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries

January 13, 2023

Health Equity, Policy Communications

Today, the Task Force responded to a Request for Information issued by a bipartisan group of Senators seeking feedback on approaches to...
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Using Managed Care Organization Contracts as a Lever to Address Health Equity in Maternity Care

January 10, 2023

Featured, Health Equity, Maternal Health, Transformation Resources

The Maternal Health Hub, run by the Health Care Transformation Task Force and supported by the Commonwealth Fund, released an issue brief...
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The Task Force Provides Input to Congress on Approaches to Improve MACRA

October 31, 2022

Policy Communications

Today, the Task Force responded to a Request for Information issued by eight Representatives in Congress seeking feedback on approaches to improve...
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The Task Force Issues Recommendations on Strengthening the Medicare Advantage Program

October 14, 2022

Policy Communications

Today, the Health Care Transformation Task Force sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in response to a...
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Webinar: Focus on State Reform Efforts

October 13, 2022

Webinars

The Task Force hosted part one in our “Achieving Value Through Transformation” webinar series examining the Medicaid Delivery System Reform Incentive Program...
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In the Effort to Improve Health Equity, Terminology Matters

October 4, 2022

Featured, Health Equity, Introductory Resources

The Task Force released an issue brief titled “In the Effort to Improve Health Equity, Terminology Matters” which explores the importance, when...
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Industry and Consumer Perspectives on Medicare Advantage as an Effective Driver of Value Transformation

September 27, 2022

Featured, Introductory Resources, Patient-Centered Care

The Health Care Transformation Task Force released a new resource highlighting the Medicare Advantage (MA) program’s value proposition as an effective driver...
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The Task Force Issues Recommendations on Medicare Advantage Value-Based Care Measure

September 20, 2022

Policy Communications

Today, the Health Care Transformation Task Force sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services providing additional guidance on...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on CY 2023 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule

September 13, 2022

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the CY 2023 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Outpatient Prospective Payment...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on CY 2023 MPFS Proposed Rule

September 6, 2022

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)...
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Webinar Series: Using Data to Support Health Equity Efforts

July 12, 2022

Health Equity, Webinars

Part 1: Using Population Health Indices to Support Health Equity in Value-Based Payment On July 13, from 3-4pm ET speakers discussed the design and...
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Stories from the Field: Implementing Principles of Person-Centered Care

June 28, 2022

Patient-Centered Care

The Health Care Transformation Task Force released Stories From the Field: Implementing Principles of Person-Centered Care, a companion guide to the Task...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on FY 2023 IPPS Proposed Rule

June 21, 2022

Policy Communications

TASK FORCE INPUT TO CMS ON FY2023 IPPS PROPOSED RULE The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the Centers for Medicare...
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Fact Checking the ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model

April 15, 2022

All Value Models, Featured, Health Equity

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (CMMI) recently announced the ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model. The REACH...
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The Task Force Sends CMS Recommendations for Aligning the Alternative Payment Model Portfolio

April 6, 2022

Featured, Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force sent a comment letter to CMS with recommendations for improving alignment between primary care and specialty...
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What is Health Care Value?

March 30, 2022

Accountable Care, All Value Models, Featured, Introductory Resources

“What is Health Care Value?” is a series that highlights the positive impact value-based payment models have had on consumers, patients, providers,...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on CY 2023 Medicare Advantage Proposed Rule and Advance Notice

March 7, 2022

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed two comment letters with HHS/CMS on proposed rulemaking for the CY 2023 Medicare Advantage program...
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HCTTF Kicks Off Phase Two of the Maternal Health Hub

March 3, 2022

Featured, Maternal Health, Releases and Announcements

From 2020 – 2021, the Health Care Transformation Task Force – with support from the Commonwealth Fund – created and ran the...
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The Task Force Sends CMMI Recommendations for Improving Model Evaluations and Certification

February 17, 2022

Policy Communications

Today, HCTTF sent CMMI a letter with recommendations for improving the model evaluation and certification process. The letter was informed by feedback...
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The Task Force Signs a Letter Urging HHS Secretary Becerra to Continue Direct Contracting

February 15, 2022

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force along with 221 additional organizations signed a letter urging HHS Secretary Becerra to “fix, don’t end”...
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The Task Force Offers Recommendations to the CMS Innovation Center in Response to its First Beneficiary Engagement Listening Session

February 9, 2022

Patient-Centered Care, Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force provided written comments to the CMS Innovation Center in response to its February 9 Listening Session...
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The Task Force Joins NAACOS and Other Organizations in a Statement to Congress on the Importance of Supporting APMs as a Part of Securing the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and Future of Medicare Financing

February 2, 2022

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force, together with eight other organizations, signed onto a statement submitted by the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS)...
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Now is the Time to Extend the Advanced APM Incentive Payment

January 27, 2022

All Value Models, Introductory Resources

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is designed to encourage providers to move into value-based care arrangements that...
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The Forest for the Trees: National Health Expenditures and Healthcare Reform

January 25, 2022

All Value Models, Featured

In 2021 the Health Care Transformation Task Force released a paper examining the long-term trends in projected and actual health care spending...
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The Task Force Offers Recommendations to the CMS Innovation Center During Its First Listening Session

November 19, 2021

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force provided written comments and offered verbal remarks during the CMS Innovation Center’s first listening session since...
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The Task Force Offers Recommendations to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission for Advancing the Adoption of Alternative Payment Models

November 18, 2021

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force sent a comment letter to MedPAC building off of the commissioners June 2021 report recommending that...
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The Task Force Responds to the Senate Finance Committee's RFI on Behavioral Health

November 15, 2021

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments in response to the Senate Finance Committee’s RFI on behavioral health, offering recommendations related...
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The Task Force Provides Input to HHS on the Draft Strategic Plan for CY 2022-2026

November 8, 2021

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services draft Strategic Plan for CY...
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Webinar: Medicare Advantage: Driving Value Through Advanced-Risk Primary Care

October 21, 2021

Featured, Webinars

The Medicare Advantage program provides a unique platform to advance value-based payment and care delivery arrangements, including advanced risk opportunities for high-performing...
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Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Briefer

October 21, 2021

All Value Models, Introductory Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed a comprehensive briefer for industry stakeholders on the supplemental benefits offered in the Medicare Advantage...
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The Task Force Writes to HHS Secretary Becerra on Driving Health Equity and Affordability through Value-Based Payment

October 20, 2021

Health Equity, Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force wrote a letter to the Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and...
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Webinar: Health Care Payment Reform: Are We Already Bending the Cost Curve?

September 29, 2021

Featured, Webinars

Health care is expensive and bending the health care cost curve has been an objective of health care policy reforms for decades....
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Building Better Partnerships: A Facilitation Guide for Successful Value-Based Payment Arrangements

September 28, 2021

Featured, Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

Successful value-based contracting arrangements rely on payers and providers accurately assessing needs, identifying resources, building relationships, and negotiating mutually beneficial contracts. Since...
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HCTTF Responds to the Social Determinants of Health Caucus RFI

September 22, 2021

Health Equity, Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force responded to a Request for Information opportunity from the Congressional Social Determinants of Health Caucus. The...
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HCTTF Writes to CMS Recommending Improvements to the Medicare Shared Savings Program

September 21, 2021

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force wrote a letter to the Director of the Center for Medicare, Dr. Meena Seshamani, encouraging CMS...
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HCTTF Joins Letter Expressing Support for Maternal Health Provisions Included in the Build Back Better Act

September 21, 2021

Maternal Health, Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined 244 other organizations in a letter developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists...
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The Health Care Transformation Task Force Releases New Principles for Person-Centered Care in Value-Based Payment

September 21, 2021

Patient-Centered Care, Releases and Announcements

WASHINGTON (September 21, 2021) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers,...
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Person-Centered Care as a Cornerstone of Value-Based Payment: Five Guiding Principles

September 21, 2021

Featured, Patient-Centered Care

On September 21, the Health Care Transformation Task Force released Person-Centered Care as a Cornerstone of Value-Based Payment: Five Guiding Principles, which...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on CY 2022 OPPS Proposed Rule

September 17, 2021

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Outpatient Proposed Payment System Proposed...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on CY 2022 MPFS Proposed Rule

September 13, 2021

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force filed comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule (CMS-1751-P). TASK FORCE RESPONSE...
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HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Encouraging HHS to Leverage Payment Models to Advance Equity

September 9, 2021

Health Equity, Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined 16 other national healthcare organizations in signing a coalition letter urging Health and Human Services...
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The Task Force Writes to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure

August 26, 2021

Policy Communications

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...
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The Task Force Joins Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Include the Value Act in Upcoming Reconciliation Bill

August 25, 2021

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined a coalition of organizations in urging Chairman Wyden and Chairman Neal to include the Value...
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The Task Force Joins Coalition Letter Supporting Representative DelBene's Seniors' Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2021

August 3, 2021

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined coalition leaders to offer Representative DelBene (D-WA-1) support for the Seniors’ Chronic care Management Improvement...
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The Task Force Provides Feedback to CMMI on the Direct Contracting Model Global and Professional Track

July 29, 2021

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) is writing to convey our member feedback on opportunities for improving the...
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The Task Force Joins Coalition Letter Regarding Priorities for Medicare Telehealth Reform

July 27, 2021

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined 430 organizations in a letter urging policymakers to advance permanent telehealth reform focused on the...
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HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Supporting the Value in Health Care Act of 2021

July 21, 2021

Policy Communications

The Task Force joined a coalition letter supporting the Value In Health Care Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill that will accelerate...
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Webinar: Maternal Health Hub: Reflecting on the Past Year, and Looking Ahead

July 19, 2021

Maternal Health, Webinars

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) and the Maternal Health Hub (MHH or Hub) hosted a webinar on...
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The Task Force Provides Input to OMB on Request for Information: Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through Government

July 2, 2021

Policy Communications

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...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMS on FY 2022 IPPS Proposed Rule

June 28, 2021

Policy Communications

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...
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Maternal Health Hub Resources

June 25, 2021

All Value Models, Featured, Maternal Health, Patient-Centered Care

The Maternal Health Hub compiles resources and best practices to advance a vision for high-value and equitable maternity care in the U.S....
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Webinar: CMMI - Past, Present and Future

June 24, 2021

Featured, Webinars

Earlier this year (2021), the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) began its second decade as an important driver of Medicare...
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HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Expressing Support for the Accountable Care in Rural America Act

June 15, 2021

Policy Communications

The Task Force joined a coalition letter supporting H.R. 3746, the Accountable Care In Rural America Act, which amends title XVIII of...
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Webinar: The Future of Accountable Care

April 13, 2021

Webinars

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the Health Care Transformation Task Force hosted a webinar exploring how participation in evidence-based lifestyle...
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HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Urging HHS to Extend NextGen

April 12, 2021

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) joined a coalition letter asking HHS to take a few immediate steps...
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The Task Force Provides Input to CMMI on the Radiation Oncology Model

April 7, 2021

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) wrote to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) regarding the...
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Getting Warmer: Health Expenditure Trends and Health System Reform

March 31, 2021

Featured, Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

The passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 spurred a decade of payment reform efforts intended to shift the health care...
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HCTTF and Community Catalyst Blog Emphasizes the Need for Community Partnerships to Address Inequities in light of COVID-19

January 27, 2021

Health Equity, Releases and Announcements

WASHINGTON (January 27, 2021) – The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers,...
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Blog: Addressing Racial Inequities Laid Bare by COVID-19 Requires a Renewed Commitment to Community Partnership

January 27, 2021

Health Equity, Patient-Centered Care, Releases and Announcements

The person-centered care movement has been a critical part of efforts to improve health care in the United States. Direct engagement and...
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The Task Force Encourages Biden-Harris Administration to Advance Value-Based Payment

December 18, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) wrote to President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris to encourage the incoming...
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Health Equity in Telehealth

December 15, 2020

Health Equity, Patient-Centered Care

Telehealth usage exploded in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, breaking through previous barriers to telehealth adoption, either real or perceived. Medicare reported...
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Webinar: Primary Care Resiliency During and Beyond the Pandemic

October 28, 2020

Webinars

The Health Care Transformation Task Force hosted a webinar discussing how innovative primary care practices and payment models have supported greater health...
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HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Regarding BPCI-Advanced Changes

October 23, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined industry leaders in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to delay recent...
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Value-Based Care Amid COVID-19: Stories from the Frontlines

October 14, 2020

Introductory Resources, Transformation Resources

The COVID-19 pandemic and public health emergency swiftly disrupted the health care industry in the United States and globally. Health care systems...
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HCTTF Provides Input To CMS On CY 2021 QPP And PFS Proposed Updates

October 6, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed revisions...
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Webinar: Maternal Health Hub - Promoting Equity and Value in Maternity Care

September 21, 2020

Webinars

The Health Care Transformation Task Force hosted a webinar highlighting the launch of the Maternal Health Hub Learning Community! The Maternal Health...
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HCTTF Alternative Payment Model Roles and Responsibilities Matrix

September 16, 2020

All Value Models, Featured, Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed the Alternative Payment Model (APM) Roles and Responsibilities Matrix as a resource to support payer,...
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Building Successful Value-Based Partnerships

September 1, 2020

Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) is committed to developing resources designed to help both beginner and advanced...
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HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Support Health Care Providers Participating in Value-Based Models

August 17, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force and other organizations who strongly support the movement away from the current fee-for-service (FFS) system toward...
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HCTTF Statement Regarding the COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resiliency Program

August 3, 2020

Policy Communications, Releases and Announcements

Statement by Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, Health Care Transformation Task Force The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the limitations of an antiquated fee-for-service...
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HCTTF Letter Offering Congress Recommendations to Support APM Participants

July 30, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) wrote a letter urging Congress to take bold action to advance value-based...
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HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Supporting the Value in Health Care Act of 2020

July 24, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter to Representatives Welch, DelBene, and LaHood supporting the Value in Health...
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HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Urging CMMI to Support BPCI Advanced Programs

July 8, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter urging the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to amend several...
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Comments on CMS-5531-IFC: Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

July 8, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) commented on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule...
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Promoting Equity and Value in Maternity Care

June 25, 2020

Featured, Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

Download the Report Developing and implementing processes and infrastructure to support the delivery of high-value care must be coupled with a health equity...
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Webinar: The Pursuit of Affordability in Value-Based Care: Consumer and Payer Perspectives

June 16, 2020

Webinars

Affordability remains a key challenge in the U.S., with a third of Americans saying they or a family member delayed medical treatment...
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Webinar: How To Make Your Health System Truly Person-Centered

June 16, 2020

Webinars

The Root Cause Coalition’s 2020 Status of Health Equity Report highlighted the importance of engaging and learning from communities “most affected by...
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Comments on CMS-1744-IFC: Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

June 2, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) commented on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule...
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Maternal and Infant Health Care in Rural Communities RFI Response

June 1, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) responded to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for...
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Organizational-Level Consumer Engagement: A Guide to Implementing and Sustaining Successful Strategies

May 21, 2020

Featured, Implementation Resources, Patient-Centered Care

View the Change Package The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF) and the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation (CCEHI) have developed...
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HCTTF Recommendations to Support APM Participants During COVID-19

May 11, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) wrote to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to urge...
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Comments on CJR Model Three-Year Extension Proposed Rule

April 24, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force commented on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule 5529-P addressing proposed changes...
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HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Urging CMMI to Accelerate CPC+ Payments

April 9, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter urging the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to accelerate CPC+...
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Webinar: Beyond Surveys: How Health Systems Engage Patients

March 24, 2020

Featured, Webinars

Putting the consumer back in “Consumer Engagement” is important work. Health systems are increasingly engaging with consumers to ensure that consumer voices...
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Solutions to Improve Maternal Health RFI Response

March 23, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) thanks the Senate Finance Committee for seeking information from health care stakeholders...
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HCTTF Joins Coalition Letters Addressing COVID-19 Impacts on APMs

March 18, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined NAACOs and other organizations in a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma expressing appreciation for...
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HCTTF Provides CMS with Direct Contracting Model Feedback

March 5, 2020

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) wrote to CMS to convey our members’ feedback and highlight opportunities to...
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Principles for Consumerism in Value-Based Care

February 27, 2020

Featured, Implementation Resources, Patient-Centered Care

The Patient-Centered Priorities Work Group developed a set of Principles for Consumerism in Value-Based Care that aim to ensure consumerism approaches are...
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CMMI: Principles for Accelerating the Pace of Change

February 12, 2020

Featured, Releases and Announcements, Transformation Resources

Since its inception, CMMI has been at the epicenter of federal government efforts to reform health care payment and delivery and has...
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HCTTF Letter Opposing H.R. 5741

February 11, 2020

Featured, Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force wrote to express opposition to H.R. 5741. In sum, the bill goes further than necessary to...
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Organizational-Level Consumer Engagement: What It Takes

February 6, 2020

Featured, Implementation Resources, Patient-Centered Care, Transformation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force, a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient organizations, and Community Catalyst, a...
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Webinar: LAN 2.0 Goals: Accelerating the Adoption of Two-Sided Risk APMs

January 30, 2020

Featured, Webinars

The Health Care Transformation Task Force and the Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network (LAN) hosted a webinar with Mark McClellan,...
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Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits

January 14, 2020

Introductory Resources

Supplemental benefits are additional services offered by Medicare Advantage (MA) plans other than Part A and Part B benefits. Historically, CMS required...
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Comments on the Physician Self-Referral Regulations Proposed Rule

December 31, 2019

Policy Communications

In this letter, the Task Force responds to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule addressing the physician self-referral...
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Comments on the Anti-Kickback Proposed Rule

December 31, 2019

Policy Communications

In this letter, the Task Force comment on the referenced Office of Inspector General, Department of Health & Human Services (OIG) proposed...
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CMS Oncology Care First Model RFI Response

December 13, 2019

Policy Communications

In this letter, the Task Force responds to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Oncology Care First model Request for Information...
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Webinar: Social Determinants of Health, Social Risk Factors, and Social Needs

October 30, 2019

Webinars

There is growing interest from the health care industry in the non-clinical factors that influence the health and well-being of the populations...
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When Talking About Social Determinants, Precision Matters

October 29, 2019

Featured, Introductory Resources, Transformation Resources

As the health care system continues to get more involved in this space, stakeholders are beginning to ask: what is the appropriate...
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Comments on the SAMSHA Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Proposed Rule

October 25, 2019

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) commented on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) proposed...
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HCTTF Joins Coalition in Support of ACO "Rural Glitch" Legislation

October 22, 2019

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined multiple industry coalition letters supporting the ACO “rural glitch” legislation. The Task Force has regularly...
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HCTTF Provides Input To CMS On CY 2020 QPP And PFS Proposed Updates

September 27, 2019

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed revisions...
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Webinar: Advancing Value-based Maternity Care

September 26, 2019

Featured, Webinars

Value-based payment is a critical mechanism to drive improved maternal health outcomes and reduced disparities. The Health Care Transformation Task Force released...
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HCTTF Joins Coalition Letter Urging CMS to Pay APM Bonuses

September 17, 2019

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter urging CMS to expeditiously pay the 2019 Advanced Alternative Payment Model...
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Comments on CMS Radiation Oncology and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Proposed Rule

September 16, 2019

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) responded to the proposed rule on Radiation Oncology (RO) and End-Stage Rental...
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What's in a Name: A Primer on Global Budget Models

September 12, 2019

All Value Models, Featured, Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

What’s in a Name: A Primer on Global Budget Models The term “global budget” has been used to describe several different health care...
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HCTTF Urges CMS to Test an Alternative Payment Model for Maternity Care

July 16, 2019

Maternal Health, Policy Communications

Read the Letter Re: Testing a Maternity Care Payment Model Dear Administrator Verma and Deputy Administrator Adam Boehler: The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF)...
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Expanding Access to Outcomes-Driven Maternity Care through Value-Based Payment

July 16, 2019

All Value Models, Featured, Maternal Health, Transformation Resources

Download the Report Read an accompanying Health Affairs blog post, “To Help Fix The Maternal Health Crisis, Look To Value-Based Payment,” authored by...
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HCTTF joins coalition letter to Rep. Suzan DelBene on Chronic Care Legislation

June 25, 2019

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined an industry coalition letter in support of Representative Suzan DelBene’s pending bill to amend title...
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Webinar: The Role of Lifestyle Medicine in Health Care Transformation

June 13, 2019

Webinars

Lifestyle medicine is the use of evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic approaches to treat, reverse and prevent chronic disease and focuses on six areas...
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Comments on CMS Interoperability Proposed Rule

June 3, 2019

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) responded to the proposed policies to advance interoperability and patient access to...
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HCTTF Urges CMS to Expand Next Generation ACO Model

May 30, 2019

Policy Communications

Read the Letter Re: Permanence for the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (NGACO) Model Dear Secretary Azar: The undersigned organizations write to encourage the Department...
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CMS Geographic Population-Based Payment Model RFI Response

May 28, 2019

Policy Communications

In this letter, the Task Force responds to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Direct Contracting – Geographic Population-Based Payment (PBP)...
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Patient Experience Measurement Survey Brief

May 23, 2019

All Value Models, Patient-Centered Care

Download the Survey Brief The Health Care Transformation Task Force conducted a survey of health care provider and patient/consumer organizations to assess the...
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Webinar: Engaging Consumers in Care Delivery

May 23, 2019

Webinars

The Health Care Transformation Task Force released an implementation framework for engaging consumers in care delivery to promote ideal person-centered, value-driven health...
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HCTTF Recommendations for Design of Mandatory Models

May 22, 2019

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) shared feedback with CMS on the development of mandatory value-based payment models....
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HCTTF Provides Feedback on CMS Waivers

April 15, 2019

Policy Communications

As CMS considers the design of future advanced risk models, the Health Care Transformation Task Force provided feedback on the existing set...
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Value-Based Health Care: Cost Reduction AND Quality Improvement

April 1, 2019

All Value Models, Introductory Resources

Value-Based Health Care: Cost Reduction AND Quality Improvement Background The United States’ health care system, with its high costs and relatively poor outcomes, is...
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Engaging Consumers in Care Delivery: An Implementation Framework

March 28, 2019

All Value Models, Featured, Implementation Resources, Patient-Centered Care, Transformation Resources

Ideal person-centered, value-driven health care involves consumers in all aspects of decision-making about their health care. In practice, however, most health care...
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HCTTF Joins Health Leaders Urging CMMI to Improve Transparency

March 26, 2019

Policy Communications

The Heath Care Transformation Task Force has joined with other health care leaders to write to encourage the CMS Center for Medicare...
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Webinar: Value Partnership Evaluation Tool

March 14, 2019

Webinars

The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed a Value Partnership Evaluation Tool to support leaders as they assess potential partner organizations –...
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Response to Senate HELP RFI

March 1, 2019

Policy Communications

In this letter, the Task Force responds to the Senate HELP Committee’s questions regarding specific actions that Congress and the administration can...
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Comments on OCR HIPAA RFI

February 12, 2019

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force responded to the potential modifications to rules as proposed in the Request for Information and provided...
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HCTTF Value Partnership Evaluation Tool

February 6, 2019

All Value Models, Featured, Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed the Partnership Evaluation Tool (“Tool”) to support leaders as they assess potential partner organizations –...
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Webinar: Consumer Engagement in Benefit Design

February 5, 2019

All Value Models, Patient-Centered Care, Webinars

Incorporating the holistic consumer perspective into health insurance benefit structures is a critical step toward a true value-driven health care system. True...
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Episode Groupers: Key Considerations for Implementing Clinical Episode Models

January 15, 2019

All Value Models, Bundled Payments, Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

Download the episode grouper whitepaper About this resource Episode groupers are key to successful bundled payment implementation, but the vast array of permutations in...
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Clinical Episode Contracting Guidance for Commercial Payers

January 15, 2019

All Value Models, Bundled Payments, Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

Download the commercial bundled payment guidance About this resource The HCTTF, under the strategic direction of its Advanced Payer-Provider Partnerships Work Group, developed this...
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Consumer Engagement in Benefit Design Principles

October 30, 2018

Featured, Implementation Resources, Patient-Centered Care

Incorporating a holistic consumer perspective into health insurance is a key step toward a more value-driven health care system. The Health Care...
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Comments on OIG Anti-Kickback Statute RFI

October 26, 2018

Featured, Policy Communications

In this letter, the Task Force identifies areas where the HHS Office of the Inspector General can mitigate the impact of the...
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Comments on MSSP Pathways to Success Proposed Rule

October 16, 2018

Accountable Care, Featured, Policy Communications

The Task Force is a diverse group of private sector stakeholders across the industry – including providers, health plans, employers, and consumers...
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HCTTF Testifies to the Senate Special Committee on Aging

October 3, 2018

Accountable Care, Featured, Policy Communications

Hearing before the Senate Special Committee on Aging “Patient-Focused Care: A Prescription to Reduce Health Care Costs” Written testimony submitted by the Health...
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Sustaining the Transformation to Value-Based Payment

October 1, 2018

All Value Models, Transformation Resources

Value-based payment and care delivery reforms must be designed with sustainability – across all stakeholder groups – in mind, if effective delivery...
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HCTTF Provides Input to CMS on CY 2019 QPP and PFS Proposed Updates

September 11, 2018

Policy Communications

The HCTTF supports the goals of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act and Quality Payment Program to reward high value, high...
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HCTTF Shares Recommendations with CMS on APM Synchronization

September 7, 2018

Policy Communications

The Task Force has continued work to develop actionable, market-based strategies for better alignment between ACOs and bundled payment programs. This letter...
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HCTTF Responds to CMS Stark Law RFI

August 24, 2018

Policy Communications

In this letter, the Task Force identifies areas where CMS can mitigate the impact of the Stark law on providers participating in...
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HCTTF Responds to Health Care Innovation Caucus RFI

August 1, 2018

Policy Communications

The imperative for the health care industry to innovate towards a value-based system remains more important than ever. The goal of affordable,...
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Care Management Contracting for Complex Populations: Best Practices and Tools

July 11, 2018

All Value Models, Featured, High Need & Cost Patients, Implementation Resources

Health care providers across the country are increasingly adopting care management programs to better serve high-need, high-cost (HNHC) patients, a small percentage...
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HCTTF and Industry Groups Ask CMS for BPCI Advanced Flexibility

June 15, 2018

Featured, Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force has joined with other leading industry groups, including providers and purchasers, in urging the Centers for...
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Webinar: Catalyzing Health Care and Public Health Collaboration

June 13, 2018

Transformation Resources, Webinars

The growing adoption of alternative payment models and value-based payment has expanded opportunities for the U.S. health care system to better address...
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Partnering to Catalyze Comprehensive Community Wellness

June 13, 2018

All Value Models, Featured, Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

An Actionable Framework for Health Care and Public Health Collaboration Health professionals working to protect and improve health in communities and across the...
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HCTTF Joins Health Leaders Urging CMS to Recognize Medicare Advantage APMs

June 4, 2018

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force has joined with other health care leaders, including providers and payers, in asking the Centers for...
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HCTTF Issues Response to CMS Direct Provider Contracting RFI

May 25, 2018

Featured, Policy Communications

The Task Force shared comments in response to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s Request for Information on Direct Provider Contracting...
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Webinar: Consumer Engagement in Health Care Governance

May 9, 2018

Patient-Centered Care, Webinars

Consumer engagement is increasingly recognized as a critical component to achieving person-centered care, particularly for people with complex health and social needs....
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Webinar: Innovations in Primary Care

May 9, 2018

Webinars

What’s the impact of value-based payment and care delivery models in primary care? This webinar reviewed promising results from the front lines...
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Webinar: Maximizing Prevention and Population Health Efforts for High-Need, High-Cost Patients

April 4, 2018

High Need & Cost Patients, Webinars

Effective care for high-need, high-cost patients is crucial yet often poses significant challenges for providers. In this webinar, we discuss how organizations...
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Three Shared Attributes Drive High-Performing ACOs

March 8, 2018

Introductory Resources

By Clare Pierce-Wrobel, Director of Payment Reform Models with the Health Care Transformation Task Force. Originally published by Health Policy Publishing, LLC The...
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Finding the Right Path to Value-Based Care: Lessons from High-Performing Organizations

March 7, 2018

Introductory Resources

Transitioning to value-based payment and care delivery is daunting, even for sophisticated organizations. For too many healthcare leaders, the term “value-based payment”...
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Webinar: New Models in Primary Care

February 16, 2018

Webinars

Primary care providers are the foundation of an efficient and effective health care system. New value-based primary care models are coming online...
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Recommendations to CMS on BPCI Advanced

February 16, 2018

Bundled Payments, Policy Communications

The Task Force shared comments with CMS about the recently announced Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (“BPCI Advanced”) model. The Task...
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Consumer Engagement Structures and Mechanisms

January 23, 2018

All Value Models, Implementation Resources, Patient-Centered Care

The Health Care Transformation Task Force conducted an environmental scan and survey to identify consumer engagement structures and mechanisms utilized by provider...
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Introduction to Value & Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

January 15, 2018

Introductory Resources

Value-based Payment Models: A Catalyst for Addressing the Non-Medical Factors that Influence Health As the health care industry strives to provide excellent person-centered...
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Introduction to Value Transformation

January 15, 2018

Introductory Resources

Value Tranformation: A Journey to Better Care and Lower Costs It is widely acknowledged that our rising unsustainable health care costs, coupled with...
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HCTTF CHRONIC Care Act Statement for the Record

January 12, 2018

Policy Communications

The recent passage of the Senate’s Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 (S. 870),...
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Economic Investment and the Journey to Health Care Value

November 20, 2017

Introductory Resources

Value-based payment and care has left a powerful and indelible footprint on the U.S. economy. Widescale provider and payer investment in IT...
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Task Force Presents “Levers of Successful ACOs” to Help Accountable Care Organizations Implement Proven Success Strategies

November 20, 2017

All Value Models, Releases and Announcements

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have been the most popular vehicle for value-based payment model adoption to date, with over 923 ACOs covering...
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Task Force responds to CMS Request for Information on Innovation Center New Direction

November 20, 2017

Policy Communications

In a letter responding to CMS’ Request for Information (RFI) about new directions for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI),...
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Levers of Successful ACOs

November 8, 2017

Accountable Care, All Value Models, Featured, Implementation Resources, Releases and Announcements

The Health Care Transformation Task Force interviewed high-performing Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to assess structures and strategies that led to their success....
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Webinar: Levers of Successful ACOs

November 8, 2017

Uncategorized, Webinars

Levers of Successful ACOs The Health Care Transformation Task Force interviewed high-performing Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to assess structures and strategies that led...
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Task Force Submits Recommendations on Consumer Priorities to CMS

October 27, 2017

Patient-Centered Care, Policy Communications

The Task Force believes it is imperative that consumers/patients and caregivers are included at every step as value-based models are developed, implemented,...
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Task Force Provides Comments to CMS regarding EPM Cancellation and CJR Modifications

October 18, 2017

Policy Communications

The Task Force has submitted comments to CMS on the proposed rule Cancellation of Advancing Care Coordination Through Episode Payment and Cardiac...
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Task Force statement for CMMI Behavioral Health Summit

September 26, 2017

Policy Communications

Given the HCTTF’s commitment to value and innovation, we strongly support efforts by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to integrate...
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Financing Integrated Social Services for the High-Need, High-Cost Population

September 17, 2017

High Need & Cost Patients, Implementation Resources

Caring for high-need, high-cost patients requires providers to think beyond traditional clinical settings and address the social determinants of health. Yet integrating...
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Financing Integrated Social Services for the High-Need, High-Cost Population: Webinar and Resources

September 15, 2017

High Need & Cost Patients, Webinars

Caring for high-need, high-cost patients requires providers to think beyond traditional clinical settings and address the social determinants of health. Yet integrating...
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The Transformation to Value: A Leadership Guide

September 13, 2017

All Value Models, Featured, Implementation Resources, Releases and Announcements, Transformation Resources

Health care industry leaders face incredible challenges in shifting from traditional, volume-driven fee-for-service to value-based payment and care delivery. The Health Care...
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Webinar: The Transformation to Value- A Leadership Guide

September 13, 2017

Webinars

Webinars: Transformation to Value: A Provider Prospective Featuring Jason Dinger, Chief Innovation Officer of Ascension Health and Rick Gilfillan, MD, CEO of Trinity Health Listen...
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Task Force Provides Input on CMS Proposed Rulemaking on CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program

August 21, 2017

Policy Communications

The HCTTF supports the policies of MACRA and moving Medicare payment for physician services to a value-based formula that focuses on quality,...
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Task Force Statement to the PTAC

August 10, 2017

Policy Communications

As a broad-based group of 43 health care stakeholders representing patients, purchasers, payers and providers, the Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF)...
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State Innovation Spotlight: Implementing Multi-Payer Bundled Payment Models - Webinar & Resources

July 18, 2017

Bundled Payments, Webinars

Three states – Arkansas, Tennessee, and Ohio – have implemented bundled payments for the Medicaid population to better control episode cost and...
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Task Force Comments on LAN Draft White Paper: APM Framework Refresh

June 28, 2017

Policy Communications

The Task Force supports several of the modifications included in the refreshed Framework. First, the HCTTF agrees with the change to the...
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Task Force Submits a Statement for the Record on the CHRONIC Care Act of 2017

June 14, 2017

Policy Communications

In previous correspondence with the Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care Working Group (February 2016), the Task Force indicated its support for refinement...
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The Task Force provides response to CMS regarding Request for Information on Efficiencies and Flexibilities

June 14, 2017

Policy Communications

The Task Force responded to the Request for Information included in CMS-1677-P: Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System...
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The Task Force Asks the Trump Administration to Show Support for the Transition to Value-Based Payment and Care Delivery

June 14, 2017

Policy Communications

The Task Force believes the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has...
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Integrating Social Services into Care for the High-Need, High-Cost Population: Webinar Recording and Resources

May 24, 2017

High Need & Cost Patients, Webinars

Effectively caring for high-need, high-cost patients requires providers to think beyond the clinical setting and tackle the social determinants of health. Yet...
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Task Force Joins Leading Health Groups Urging CMS to Promote APMs in Medicare Advantage

May 17, 2017

Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force joined nine organizations in a letter to Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Tom Price,...
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Task Force Provides Comments to CMS Regarding EPM Interim Final Rule

April 21, 2017

Bundled Payments, Policy Communications

The Task Force has submitted comments to CMS on the interim final rule with comment that delayed the start date for the...
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Task Force Provides Recommendations to SAMHSA Regarding 42 CFR Part 2

March 20, 2017

Policy Communications

The HCTTF generally supports the changes published earlier this year to the Part 2 Regulations including modifications that allow for consent to...
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Task Force Provides Recommendations to CMMI on New ACO Track 1+ and Advanced BPCI Models

March 9, 2017

Policy Communications

In a letter to CMMI leadership, the Task Force offers consensus recommendations on how to improve the design of the new ACO...
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Principles for Clinical Episode and Population-Based Payment Overlap

February 28, 2017

All Value Models, Implementation Resources, Transformation Resources

While both episode-based and population-based payment models present opportunities for improvement in quality and care, they are not always in alignment. The...
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The Task Force Joins Leading Healthcare Organizations in Support of Value-Based Care Principles

February 28, 2017

Policy Communications

In a letter to Congress and the Administration, a coalition of clinicians, employers, hospitals, pharmacists, consumer groups and insurance providers called for...
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Task Force Provides Input on CMS Final Rule

December 20, 2016

Policy Communications

The HCTTF supports the policies of MACRA and moving Medicare payment for physician services to a value-based formula that focuses on quality,...
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Task Force Urges Continued Momentum for Value Payment

December 6, 2016

Policy Communications

The HCTTF is eager to work with the incoming Trump-Pence Administration and new Congress to achieve sustainable change in value-based care, which...
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Task Force Response to State Innovation Model Request for Information

November 1, 2016

Policy Communications

We believe the State Innovation Model can continue to serve as a key driver for advancing the Triple Aim within the new...
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Task Force provides comments to CMS regarding proposed Episode Payment Model Program

October 6, 2016

Bundled Payments, Policy Communications

We believe clinical episode-related payments can promote high-quality, high-value and transparent care for Medicare beneficiaries and encourage coordination among providers. These outcomes...
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Task Force Provides Input on CMS Proposed Rulemaking on CY 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

September 8, 2016

Policy Communications

The HCTTF supports moving Medicare payment for physician services to a value-based formula that is person-centered and rewards for Triple Aim outcomes...
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Addressing Consumer Priorities in Value-Based Care

August 30, 2016

All Value Models, Implementation Resources, Patient-Centered Care

The Health Care Transformation Task Force, a consortium of patients, payers, providers and purchasers working to transform the U.S. health care delivery...
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Task Force Comments on LAN Population-Based Payment Work Group’s Data Sharing White Paper

July 15, 2016

Accountable Care, Policy Communications

The Task Force supports innovative, person-centered, value-based payment models and recognizes the importance of data sharing to drive improvements in cost and...
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Input on CMS Proposed MIPS and APM Incentives Rulemaking

June 29, 2016

Policy Communications

The HCTTF supports the policies of MACRA and moving Medicare payment for physician services to a value-based formula that focuses on quality,...
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Task Force Comments on LAN Coronary Artery Disease White Paper

June 27, 2016

Bundled Payments, Policy Communications

The Task Force supports innovative, person-centered, valued-based payment models. We applaud the Work Group’s bold step forward with proposing this type of...
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Watch Executive Director Jeff Micklos Present at the WellBeing Summit

June 22, 2016

Transformation Resources

Watch Jeff Micklos share insights at the WellBeing Summit Watch a short interview with Jeff Micklos about the Task Force...
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Executive Director Jeff Micklos at the World Health Care Congress

June 20, 2016

Introductory Resources, Transformation Resources

Hear Executive Director Jeff Micklos speak about the Task Force at the World Health Care Congress:
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White Paper: Accountable Care Financial Arrangements: Options and Considerations

June 16, 2016

Accountable Care, All Value Models, Featured, Implementation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force, a consortium of patients, payers, providers and purchasers working to transform the U.S. health care delivery...
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White Paper: Payment to Promote Sustainability of Care Management Models for High-Cost, High-Need Patients

June 1, 2016

All Value Models, High Need & Cost Patients

A significant proportion of health expenditures are concentrated within a small population of medically complex individuals. Identifying and managing care for this...
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Task Force Comments on LAN Maternity Care White Paper

May 23, 2016

Bundled Payments, Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force commends the work of the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network’s Clinical Episode Payment Work...
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Task Force Comments on LAN Performance Measurement White Paper

May 23, 2016

Accountable Care, Policy Communications

The HCTTF agrees with much of what is included in the Lan’s white paper, and supports its goals to recommend ways to...
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Task Force Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Regarding Opioid Legislation

May 12, 2016

Policy Communications

The Task Force urges Congress to include in pending opioid legislation the opportunity for health care providers and payers to access substance...
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Task Force Letter to CMS on CPC+ and ACO Participation

April 29, 2016

Accountable Care, Policy Communications

The Task Force supports the recommendation that the CPC Plus model be modified to allow ACO-affiliated primary care physicians (“PCPs”) to be...
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Task Force Provides Input on CMS Proposed Rulemaking on Medicare Shared Savings

March 30, 2016

Policy Communications

The Task Force supports many of the Proposed Rule’s policies, several of which we have advocated for in past comment letters. In...
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Task Force Comments on LAN Elective Joint Replacement White Paper

March 30, 2016

Bundled Payments, Policy Communications

The Task Force continues to advocate for full transparency in all matters related to bundled payment programs, including the specific methodology and...
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Task Force Comments on LAN Financial Benchmarking White Paper

March 9, 2016

Accountable Care, Policy Communications

The HCTTF agrees with much of what is included in the White Paper. Thematically, we urge the LAN to sharpen the focus...
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Task Force Comments on LAN Patient Attribution White Paper

March 9, 2016

Accountable Care, Policy Communications

The HCTTF fully supports all elements of the patient attribution white paper. In many respects, the white paper’s substance is entirely consistent...
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White Paper: Developing Care Management Programs to Serve High-Need, High-Cost Populations

February 23, 2016

All Value Models, High Need & Cost Patients

As the health care system shifts from a fee-for-service structure to value-based payment programs, appropriate provision of services across the care management...
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Task Force Letter to Senate Finance Committee on Chronic Care Policy Options

February 1, 2016

Policy Communications

As part of the policymaking framework for addressing chronic care patients, the specific health needs and acuity of services for specific patients...
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Task Force Comments on LAN Draft White Paper: Alternate Payment Models (APM) Framework

November 20, 2015

Policy Communications

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...
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Task Force Letter to CMS Regarding Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 RFI

November 18, 2015

Policy Communications

The Task Force supports policies that promote value-based care and applauds the efforts of CMS to enhance these endeavors. The MACRA provisions...
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Key Elements to Consider in ACO Agreements

October 13, 2015

Accountable Care, All Value Models, Implementation Resources

The Health Care Transformation Task Force released a memo – “Key Elements to Consider in ACO Agreements” – intended to be an...
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Task Force Consensus Comments to CMS Regarding Proposed Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Program

September 8, 2015

Bundled Payments, Policy Communications

The Task Force submits our consensus comments on the proposed Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CCJR) program. Members of the HCTTF have...
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White Paper: Proactively Identifying the High Cost Population

July 1, 2015

All Value Models, High Need & Cost Patients

We’ve all read the statistic from AHRQ that 5 percent of the population accounts for roughly half of total health care expenditures...
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Task Force Letter to Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care Working Group

June 22, 2015

Policy Communications

The Task Force responded to the May 22nd stakeholder request of the bipartisan Senate Finance Committee’s chronic care working group. The recommendations...
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Consensus Comments for CMS on Expanding Bundled Payment for Care Improvement

June 16, 2015

Bundled Payments

Re: CMS-1632-P The Health Care Transformation Task Force, which is made up of 34 organizations including patients, payers, providers and purchasers,1 respectfully submits our consensus...
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Task Force Letter to CMS Regarding Next Generation ACO Model

May 22, 2015

Accountable Care, Policy Communications

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...
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Response to CMS-1461-P Medicare Program, MSSP, and ACOs

February 6, 2015

Accountable Care, Policy Communications

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...
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Task Force Response to CMS’ Announcement of Changes to the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative

January 28, 2015

Bundled Payments, Policy Communications

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (previously known as the Health System Transformation Task Force) is pleased to provide input on CMS’...
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Improving Commercial, Medicaid and Medicare Accountable Care Organizations

January 28, 2015

Accountable Care, All Value Models

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (Task Force) is dedicated to accelerating the transformation of the U.S. health care system to value-based...
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Task Force Response to Health Plan Innovations Initiative Request for Information

November 3, 2014

Policy Communications

The Health System Transformation Task Force is pleased to provide input on the Health Plan Innovations Initiative Request for Information (RFI). As we...

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