Healthcare Finance Flashcards

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Most Common Types of Healthcare Coverage in US

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  • Employer Only Insurance: 48.7%
  • Medicaid Only: 15.2%
  • Uninsured: 8%
  • Medicare + Private: 7.7%
  • Medicare Only: 6.8%
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Percentage of Adults Uninsured

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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

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Characteristics of people uninsured

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Young
Latina/Hispanic
Poor
Sicker
Living in South

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Breakdown of Federal Budget in 2022

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Social Security
- 4.8% GDP
- 1.2 trillion

Medicare
- 3.0% GDP
- 747 billion

Medicaid
- 2.4% GDP
- 592 billion

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Breakdown of State Budget in 2022

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  1. Education
  2. Health & Human Services
  3. Transportation
  4. Public Safety (state police officers, prisons)
  5. Government
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Why do people need health insurance?

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Healthcare is expensive and uncertain

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Health Insurance in 1900s

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  • before insurance, patients were expected to pay healthcare costs out of pocket
  • few hospitals, cash, MDs came to patient’s home
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Why were costs in the past low compared to today?

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there was not as much treatment options that were expensive to use and pay for

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History of Health Insurance Timeline

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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

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Goals of ACA

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  • improve accessibility to coverage
  • improve efficiency of care
  • decrease number of uninsured
  • decrease cost of care
  • IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE
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30 Day Readmission Penalties

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  • data shows that 75% of readmissions are preventable saving up to 12 billion/year
  • ACA penalizes hospitals for readmission rates
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Lyndon B Johnson

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  • 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
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Medicare

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started: July 1, 1966

health insurance for:
- elderly (> 65 yo)
- disabled
- ESKD or ALS

NO DENTAL OR EYE

NO DRUG BENEFIT FOR OUTPATIENTS

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Medicare Enrollment & Spending in Future

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aging population will contribute to higher Medicare enrollment
- 1966: 19 million
- 2020: 63 million
- 2060: 93 million

2021: 689 billion
2031: 1.6 trillion

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Fasting growing part of Medicare

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Physician service and Part B services account for the largest share of Medicare Benefit spending

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Parts of Medicare

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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

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Enrolling in Medicare

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  • 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

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What is not covered by Part B

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LTC
Dental
Cosmetic
Eye exam
Routine Foot care
Hearing Aids
Acupuncture

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19
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Medigap

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  • not administered by CMS but standardized by federal law
  • picks up deductibles for Part A and deductibles and costs for Part B

PURCHASED THROUGH PRIVATE COMPANIES

20
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Advantage Plan Features

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  • administered by private companies
  • premiums CAN BE lower than regular Medicare
  • offer extra benefits like vision and dental
21
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Medicare Star Rating System

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used by CMS to measure how well Medicare Advantage and Part D plans perform
- reviewed annually
- 1 to 5

22
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Medicare Part D

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  • largest change in insurance processing in retail history
  • not a single entity —> beneficiaries need to voluntarily enroll (average cost is 41$)
  • RUN BY PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES
  • formularies for each plan are different
23
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Medicare Donut Hole

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  1. Start paying as your deductible resets in January 1
  2. you only pay copay’s for covered drugs
  3. coverage gap: you pay a certain percentage based on drug type
  4. your plan starts paying 100% until the end of year
24
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Medicaid

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  • Started: January 1, 1966

health insurance for the poor and medically indigent

NOT REQUIRED (AZ added in 1982)

25
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Federal-State Partnership Program in Medicaid

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managed by state govt

standards by federal govt

matching funds based on state per capita income

26
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Impact of Medicaid on US Social Welfare Program

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Medicaid pays for:
- 1 in 6 dollars in HC system
- 1 in 2 dollars on long term services/supports

27
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ACA and Medicaid

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  • ACA expands Medicaid eligibility for states to opt in
  • allows people with income up to 138% of federal poverty level to qualify (17775 single or 36570 for 4)
  • Medicaid and HC has become a political football
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What percent of nation’s uninsured live in states that have opted out of Medicaid expansion?

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> 50%

29
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How does Medicaid compare to Private Insurance?

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Medicaid is comparable to private insurance for access to care for adults and children

uninsured fare far less

30
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Who spends the most per enrollee in Medicaid

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Individuals with disabilities and elderly

31
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Medicaid Drug Spending and Rebates

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more money is coming back as rebates than net spending

32
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What populations make up the most enrollment in Medicaid

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  1. Children
  2. Pregnant women
33
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What service does IN Medicaid spend the most on?

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Managed Care

34
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What percent of IN Medicaid enrollees are people of color?

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39%

35
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What percent of IN Medicaid enrollees are working?

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65%

36
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What region of the US has the majority of the states not expanded Medicaid?

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Southern

37
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70% of Uninsured Adults would become eligibile for Medicaid if what 4 states expanded?

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Texas
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina

38
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Who qualifies for Medicaid?

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  • low income families < 138% of FPL
  • infants born to Medicaid eligible pregnant woman
  • children < 6 yo & pregnant women < 158% of FPL
  • certain Medicare beneficiaries
39
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How long are pregnant mothers covered for after pregnancy ends?

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12 months

40
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Work Status of Women on Medicaid

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most women covered by Medicaid work outside the home for pay

41
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Medicaid Options

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Hoosier Healthwise (MCO) –> 786,977
- children and pregnant women

Health Indiana Plan (HIP) –> 778,383
- low income adults < 138% of FPL

Traditional Medicaid (Fee for Service) –> 351,447
- > 65 eligible for Medicare
- LTC
- waiver services

Hoosier Care Connect (MCO) –> 95.582
- > 65 not eligibile for Medicare
- blind/disabled

42
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Mandatory Services by Medicaid

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LTC
Hospital
Physician
Home Health
Prenatal care
Family Planning

43
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National Enrollment of Medicaid

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60% of nursing home residents
40% of childbirths

44
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National Eligibility of Medicaid

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1/3 of all children are insured by Medicaid
60% of low income children insured by Medicaid

45
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Dental Coverage of Medicaid

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children are eligible for dental coverage; however, DENTIST DO NOT PARTICIPATE

46
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Medicaid Reimbursement

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historically reimbursed much less
- 68% normally
- 100% in 1/24

47
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American Rescue Plan

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  • require federal government to negotiate prices for drugs covered by Medicare Part B/D
  • require drug companies to pay rebates to Medicare
  • cap out-of-pocket spending for Medicare Part D