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Explore the impact of the Accountable Care Act, from coverage expansion to cost reduction, and the challenges faced by hospitals in adapting to payment reforms and rising pressures. Discover key trends and the evolving healthcare landscape in 2012.
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From Theory to Reality A Manufacturer’s View of Health Reform SEPAC March 2012
Accountable Care Act • Three Aims • Expand Coverage • Improve Quality • Lower Costs • CMS Theme • Move from a “Volume” payer to a “Value” payer
Where Are We in 2012? • Expanded Coverage • Cover pre-existing conditions, extend dependent coverage to 26 • Delivery System and Payment Reforms • Value Based Purchasing • ACOs • Bundled payments • Physicians report quality measures, invest in IT • Legal Challenge • Supreme court to rule on individual mandate
Massachusetts Experiment 2006 model for Obamacare • Coverage increased from 88% to 96% • But… • ER visits did not decrease • Premiums soared • Still… • Letting states experiment with reforms is a powerful tool
Hospital Margins Under Pressure • Price Pressure • Public payer growth, quality-based payment, • Payer Mix • Medicare and Medicaid demand implications • Case Mix • Aging population is sicker costlier, surgery moving to ambulatory setting
Or the Poor 40 States have filed to cut hospital reimbursement rates in 2012
How Much Cost-Shifting Left? Source: Avalere Health analysis of American Hospital Association Annual Survey data, 2009, for community hospitals. (1) Includes Medicaid Disproportionate Share payments.
Discharges by Payer 2011 2021 Self Pay Commercial 5% Medicare 37% 40% Medicaid 2011 The Advisory Board Company
Medical and Surgical Case Mix 24% 39% 27% 61% 73% 76% 73%
Health Reform Task Force • Review implications of reform law for customers and identify opportunities to align Bard products/processes • Conducted primary research with customers • Validate assumptions with outside experts
Findings • No end in sight to cost pressure • ACOs are not for everybody (32 to date) • Payment penalties a secondary worry • Need data to prove value of new products • Suppliers need to share risk • Aligning with physicians, other systems and payers • Growth of exchanges alter relations with insurers
Trends to Watch • DC gridlock and regulatory uncertainty • Taxes • FDA user fees • Enormous effort to reduce fraud and waste • Insurers buying hospitals and physician groups Highmark - West Penn Allegheny • Supreme court decision and election year politicking