Healthcare Finance Flashcards
Most Common Types of Healthcare Coverage in US
- Employer Only Insurance: 48.7%
- Medicaid Only: 15.2%
- Uninsured: 8%
- Medicare + Private: 7.7%
- Medicare Only: 6.8%
Percentage of Adults Uninsured
More than 2/5 of working adults are inadequately insured
- 23% underinsured
- 11% coverage gap
- 9% uninsured
Up to 1/4 of working adults have not filled a prescription in the past year for their chronic health condition because of the cost
- highest is asthma
Characteristics of people uninsured
Young
Latina/Hispanic
Poor
Sicker
Living in South
Breakdown of Federal Budget in 2022
Social Security
- 4.8% GDP
- 1.2 trillion
Medicare
- 3.0% GDP
- 747 billion
Medicaid
- 2.4% GDP
- 592 billion
Breakdown of State Budget in 2022
- Education
- Health & Human Services
- Transportation
- Public Safety (state police officers, prisons)
- Government
Why do people need health insurance?
Healthcare is expensive and uncertain
Health Insurance in 1900s
- before insurance, patients were expected to pay healthcare costs out of pocket
- few hospitals, cash, MDs came to patient’s home
Why were costs in the past low compared to today?
there was not as much treatment options that were expensive to use and pay for
History of Health Insurance Timeline
1920s: hospitals offered pre-paid plan
1929: first employer-sponsored plan by teachers in Dallas
1935: Social Security Act — no health coverage
WWII: EMPLOYER SPONSORED PLANS OFFERED AS BENEFIT EXPANDED AS A RESULT OF WAGE CONTROLS
1946: Hill Burton Act — hospital construction
1954: tax deduction for employers in Revenue Act
Goals of ACA
- improve accessibility to coverage
- improve efficiency of care
- decrease number of uninsured
- decrease cost of care
- IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE
30 Day Readmission Penalties
- data shows that 75% of readmissions are preventable saving up to 12 billion/year
- ACA penalizes hospitals for readmission rates
Lyndon B Johnson
- made passage of Medicare his top priority
- president truman and wife were first two medicare cards
- Medicare/Medicaid was enacted as Title 18/19 of Social Security Act in 1965
Medicare
started: July 1, 1966
health insurance for:
- elderly (> 65 yo)
- disabled
- ESKD or ALS
NO DENTAL OR EYE
NO DRUG BENEFIT FOR OUTPATIENTS
Medicare Enrollment & Spending in Future
aging population will contribute to higher Medicare enrollment
- 1966: 19 million
- 2020: 63 million
- 2060: 93 million
2021: 689 billion
2031: 1.6 trillion
Fasting growing part of Medicare
Physician service and Part B services account for the largest share of Medicare Benefit spending
Parts of Medicare
Part A
- covers hospital costs
- no premium costs
- SNF care: max 100 days
Part B
- covers physician costs & medical supplies & drugs administered in MD office — not required
- premium costs deduced from SS
Part C
- A, B, D
- managed care
Part D
- covers drug benefit
- premium costs deducted from SS
Enrolling in Medicare
- enrollment can begin about 3 months before 65th birthday (do not have to be required)
- YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ENROLL AS LONG AS YOU HAVE COMPARABLE INSURANCE PLAN
- begins when you start receiving Social Security benefits
Part A is normally free —> you do not have to accept Part B unless you do not have adequate insurance leading to a penalty
What is not covered by Part B
LTC
Dental
Cosmetic
Eye exam
Routine Foot care
Hearing Aids
Acupuncture