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Rising costs are forcing patients and families into impossible choices. Today at 3 pm ET, the National Patient Advocacy Foundation is hosting a Policy Consortium that will explore new data and stories describing the difficult decisions and tradeoffs patients and caregivers are making in response to sweeping health care policy changes and economic uncertainties happening now. ➡️ Learn more & register here: bit.ly/4sXzzMp

Today, the @PolicyCenterMMH is hosting its annual Maternal Mental Health Forum! The Task Force is excited to join health care leaders as they discuss progress, roadblocks, and solutions to closing gaps in maternal mental health care. Learn more: lnkd.in/eK937MAc #MMHFORUM #MaternalMentalHealth #PCMMH #HealthCareTransformation

The Task Force is advocating for more opportunities for ACOs to better engage beneficiaries. Check out our paper co-developed with @NAACOSnews for policy recommendations 🔗 lnkd.in/eMjwq3Ue #HealthPolicy #BeneficiaryEngagement #ValueBasedCare #AccountableCare #HCTTF #NAACOs

Be sure to check out our February newsletter! Task Force CEO Theresa Dreyer discussed CMMI’s 2026 agenda, highlighting the LEAD and ACCESS models and their implications for ACO strategy. In her column, Charlotte Burnett, the Task Force's Director of Value-Based Care Implementation, highlighted findings from the Task Force’s new specialty integration case study series, featuring capitated oncology and cardiology models from Thyme Care and Chamber. 📰 lnkd.in/exZ_cM9z

Task Force member, the @PolicyCenterMMH recently released an issue brief on #MaternityCareCosts, highlighting how financial barriers can limit access to critical care. Addressing these barriers is an important step toward improving maternal mental health care by increasing access to care, reducing financial hardship, and helping prevent avoidable maternal deaths. 🔗Read the issue brief here: policycentermmh.org/the-cost-burde… #MaternalHealth #MaternalMentalHealth #HealthPolicy #Affordability

Heart disease is one of the largest drivers of health care spending. Our new case study with @ChamberCardio shows how their cardiology capitation model reduced hospitalizations, ER use, and total cost of care while keeping physicians satisfied. Explore the findings: bit.ly/4aTNmvU #ValueBasedCare #SpecialtyIntegration #CardiologyCare #HCTTF #Chamber #CaseStudy

Today, during the Fifth Virtual Value-Based Payment Summit, @HCTTF CEO Theresa Dreyer is moderating a session on scaling #SpecialtyCapitation. The panel features Task Force Board members Paul Hendley, the Assistant Vice President of Value-Based Care at @BlueCrossNC, and Julia Ivanova, the Senior Vice President of Growth and Partnerships at @ThymeCare_. Check out the full agenda: lnkd.in/g-X6vPDk #HealthCareValueWeek #SpecialtyIntegration #ValueBasedCare #HCTTF #BlueCrossNC #ThymeCare

It's Health Care Value Week! Today at 4 pm ET, tune into the Value-Based Payment Summit, where Task Force CEO Theresa Dreyer will moderate a panel on the future of mandatory models. #HCValueWeek #MandatoryModels #HealthPolicy #HCTTF #ValueBasedPaymentSummit

Heart disease is one of the largest drivers of health care spending. In alignment with American Heart Month, our new case study with @ChamberCardio shows how infrastructure investment, aligned incentives, and physician empowerment can scale value-based cardiology care.🔗 bit.ly/4aTNmvU

The Task Force’s February newsletter is out now! This month’s edition features a column from Task Force CEO Theresa Dreyer, who dives into the 2026 agenda from CMMI, highlighting the LEAD and ACCESS models and their implications for ACO strategy. 🗣️ "These models represent significant opportunities to advance innovative care delivery, improve patient outcomes, and better align incentives across the health care system. We look forward to continued collaboration with CMMI and our members to support successful implementation." 🔗 Read Theresa’s full column: mailchi.mp/hcttf/february… #ValueBasedCare #AccountableCare #HealthPolicy #HCTTF #MonthyEUpdate #HealthCareTransformation

Today, the Health Care Transformation Task Force released a case study on value-based specialty integration with Chamber, featuring their cardiology capitation model. Chamber’s model has: ➡️ Reduced ER and inpatient admissions ➡️ Lowered total cost of care This publication coincides with American Heart Month, recognizing the importance of advancing high-quality, prevention-focused cardiovascular care. Read more here: bit.ly/4aTNmvU

Next week, Task Force CEO Theresa Dreyer will moderate two sessions at the Virtual Fifth Value-Based Payment Summit: ➡️ Scaling Specialty Capitation featuring Paul Hendley (BCBSNC) and Julia Ivanova (Thyme Care) ➡️ The Future of Mandatory Models featuring Liz Fowler (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Hoangmai (Mai) Pham (Institute for Exceptional Care), and William Shrank (Paradigm) 🔗 Learn more: valuebasedpaymentsummit.com #ValueBasedCare #HCValueWeek #SpecialtyCapitation #MandatoryModels #HCTTF

Last week, the Task Force hosted a webinar on driving patient affordability. We want to extend a huge thank you to our panelists Jeanne DeCosmo BSN, MBA, Rebecca Kirch, Cynthia Pols, and Sophia Tripoli, MPH for sharing their expertise and actionable strategies to reduce patient out-of-pocket costs without compromising quality. 🎥 If you missed it, watch the recording here: vimeo.com/1166386610?sha…

“Oncology is one of the most complex and high-cost areas of care, making it a critical opportunity for value-based transformation.” – Theresa Dreyer, Task Force CEO The Health Care Transformation Task Force's new case study with Thyme Care shows how value-based oncology care with patient navigation and close provider collaboration can improve care and lower costs for cancer patients. 🔗 lnkd.in/enGa56dN #ValueBasedCare #OncologyCare #PatientCare #HealthCareTransformation #HCTTF #ThymeCare

On March 3, during the Virtual Fifth Value-Based Payment Summit, Task Force CEO Theresa Dreyer will sit down with Liz Fowler, Hoangmai (Mai) Pham, and William Shrank to discuss the future of mandatory models. Learn more here: lnkd.in/d6QMYqVy #ValueBasedPayment #MandatoryModels #HealthCareTransformation #ValueWeek

The Task Force’s new case study with Thyme Care highlights Thyme Care’s oncology-focused capitated model that implements: ✔️ 24/7 virtual oncology navigation ✔️ Integration with oncology providers ✔️ Outcomes-based financial accountability Thyme Care’s model reveals improved patient experience while aligning incentives across payers, providers, and patients to make value-based oncology work at scale. 🔗 lnkd.in/enGa56dN

Today at 3 pm ET, the Task Force is hosting a webinar exploring the impact of high health care costs and actionable strategies that reduce cost burdens for patients without compromising quality. Don't miss out! Register now: lnkd.in/eVpRMcwZ

HCTTF Webinar: Driving Patient Affordability 📢 Tomorrow, 2/18 at 3 pm ET! The Task Force is bringing together patient advocates and health system leaders to discuss actionable strategies that reduce cost burdens for patients without compromising quality of care. Hear from panelists: ➡️ Jeanne DeCosmo BSN, MBA, Senior Director of Clinical Care Transformation at MedStar Health ➡️Rebecca Kirch, Executive Vice President of Policy and Programs at the National Patient Advocate Foundation ➡️ Cynthia Pols, Vice President of Cost of Care at Elevance Health ➡️ Sophia Tripoli, MPH, Senior Director of Health Policy at Families USA ➡️ Charlotte Burnett, Director of VBC Implementation at HCTTF (moderator) Learn more and register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #Affordability #Webinar #PatientAdvocates #HealthCareTransformation #HealthCareQuality