I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season! We are excited for the completion of a big milestone for the Hospital Transformation Program (HTP): the submission of both the HTP 1115 demonstration waiver application and the State Plan Amendment (SPA) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). I'd like to thank all those who gave us valuable feedback and participated in the public comment process, as well as to all of those who have played some role, however big or small, in the development of the program over the last three plus years. We look forward to continued collaboration as we work on upcoming components and the implementation of the program.

Beginning at the end of February, the HTP team will be begin in-person training for hospitals participating in HTP. Dates and times for these trainings can be found in this newsletter. We encourage all hospitals to mark their calendars and plan to attend in-person as many important requirements will be reviewed.

On December 31, 2019, the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (the Department) submitted the HTP 1115 demonstration waiver application and SPA to CMS. We'd like to thank stakeholders, hospitals and community partners for their participation in the process.

 

The next steps in the process involve a 30-day federal comment period and well as the Department working with CMS to address any questions that arise during this period. The waiver is currently posted for federal public comment on the  CMS website  and public comment period will be open from January 10, 2020 through February 9, 2020.

The HTP team will be traveling around the state for in-person trainings to review the requirements and answer questions for hospitals participating in the HTP. Please see the attached flyer with the dates and locations of these trainings. 

Additional details will be forthcoming in future HTP Newsletters and via our email listserv. Please contact Courtney Ronner to be added to our email list.

The next CHASE Board meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 25 at 3 p.m. at 303 E 17th Ave, Conference Room 11ABC, Denver, CO 80203. Those unable to attend in person are invited to access the meeting via webinar . Additional information about the board can be found on the CHASE Board website .

The next Prometheus office hours for hospitals will take place on Friday, January 24 from 10:30 - 1130 a.m. MT.  Questions should be submitted to the Prometheus email address and two days prior to the next tentative call, we will send out a message confirming if we are carrying on with our normal meeting time. If you have questions about office hours, please contact Joe Sekiya , HTP  Project Coordinator.