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BETTER WAYS TO PAYRURAL HOSPITALS & PHYSICIANS
Creating Value-Based PaymentsThat Work in Rural Communities
Harold D. MillerPresident and CEO
Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform
www.CHQPR.org
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Many Rural Hospitals Are Closing
Under Current Payment Systems
87 Rural Hospital Closures: 2010 - 2018
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Will Value-Based Payments
Make Things Worse or Better?
• Pay for Performance Programs
– Hospital Value-Based Purchasing
– Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
• Alternative Payment Models
– Shared Savings/Accountable Care Organizations
– Comprehensive Primary Care Plus,
Patient Centered Medical Home
– Bundled Payments for Care Improvement
– Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement
– Oncology Care Model
– Comprehensive ESRD Care
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Value-Based Payment Focus:
Unnecessary/Avoidable Spending
AVOIDABLESPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
NECESSARYSPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
NECESSARYSPENDING
NECESSARYSPENDING
NECESSARYSPENDING
$
TIME
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Avoidable Spending Occurs
In All Aspects of Healthcare
NECESSARYSPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
$
CANCER TREATMENT• Use of unnecessarily-expensive drugs• ER visits/hospital stays for dehydration and avoidable complications
• Fruitless treatment at end of life
SURGERY• Unnecessary surgery• Use of unnecessarily-expensive implants• Infections and complications of surgery• Overuse of inpatient rehabilitation
CHRONIC DISEASE• ER visits for exacerbations• Hospital admissions• Hospital readmissions
MATERNITY CARE• Unnecessary C-Sections• Early elective deliveries• Underuse of birth centers• Complications of delivery
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Institute of Medicine Estimate:
30% of Spending is Avoidable
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The Goal: Less Avoidable $,
NECESSARYSPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
$
TIME
AVOIDABLESPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
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The Goal: Less Avoidable $,
More Necessary $
NECESSARYSPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
NECESSARYSPENDING
NECESSARYSPENDING
NECESSARYSPENDING
$
TIME
AVOIDABLESPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
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Win-Win for Patients & Payers
NECESSARYSPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
NECESSARYSPENDING
NECESSARYSPENDING
NECESSARYSPENDING
$
TIME
SAVINGSSAVINGS SAVINGS
AVOIDABLESPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
BetterCarefor
Patients
LowerSpending
forPayers
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Current “Value-Based Payments”
Create a Win-Lose for Hospitals
NECESSARYSPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
$
CURRENTVALUE-BASED
PAYMENTSYSTEMS NECESSARY
SPENDING
SAVINGS
AVOIDABLESPENDING
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Most of the Avoidable Spending
Represents Hospital Revenues
NECESSARYSPENDING
AVOIDABLESPENDING
$
CANCER TREATMENT• Use of unnecessarily-expensive drugs• ER visits/hospital stays for dehydration and avoidable complications
• Fruitless treatment at end of life
SURGERY• Unnecessary surgery• Use of unnecessarily-expensive implants• Infections and complications of surgery• Overuse of inpatient rehabilitation
CHRONIC DISEASE• ER visits for exacerbations• Hospital admissions and readmissions• Amputations, blindness
MATERNITY CARE• Unnecessary C-Sections• Early elective deliveries• Underuse of birth centers• Complications of delivery
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Revenue from Avoidable Services
Helps Cover Cost of Services
$
COSTOF
SERVICEDELIVERY
MARGINREVENUE
FROMAVOIDABLESERVICES
REVENUEFROM
NECESSARYSERVICES
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…Many Costs Are Fixed,
At Least in the Short Run
$
FIXEDCOST
OFSERVICE
DELIVERY
MARGIN
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICES
REVENUEFROM
AVOIDABLESERVICES
REVENUEFROM
NECESSARYSERVICES
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When Avoidable Services Are
Reduced, Revenue Decreases…
$
REVENUEFROM
NECESSARYSERVICES
FIXEDCOST
OFSERVICE
DELIVERY
MARGIN
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICES
Reductionin
Revenue
REVENUEFROM
NECESSARYSERVICES
REVENUEFROM
AVOIDABLESERVICES
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…Costs Decrease,
But Not As Much as Revenue…
$
FIXEDCOST
OFSERVICE
DELIVERY
MARGIN
Fixed Costs of ServicesRemain When Volume Decreases
FIXEDCOST
OFSERVICEDELIVERY
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICESVARIABLE
COST
AVOIDED COST
REVENUEFROM
NECESSARYSERVICES
REVENUEFROM
AVOIDABLESERVICES
REVENUEFROM
NECESSARYSERVICES
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…Leaving Hospitals With Losses
(or Bigger Losses Than Today)
$
REVENUEFROM
NECESSARYSERVICES
FIXEDCOST
OFSERVICE
DELIVERY
MARGIN
LOSS
Fixed Costs of ServicesRemaining When Volume Decreases
Causes Financial Losses
FIXEDCOST
OFSERVICEDELIVERY
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICESVARIABLE
COST
AVOIDED COST
REVENUEFROM
NECESSARYSERVICES
REVENUEFROM
AVOIDABLESERVICES
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Avoidable Chronic Disease Admits
Are a Small % at Large Hospitals
LARGEHOSPITALS
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Avoidable Chronic Disease Admits
Are a Large % at Small Hospitals
SMALLHOSPITALS
LARGEHOSPITALS
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Most Current
Alternative Payment Models
Are Designed for
Large Health Systems
or Providers in Urban Areas
Not Rural Communities
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Rural Counties Aren’t Big Enough
to Create a Medicare ACO
Minimum of 5,000 Medicare FFS Beneficiaries Needed to Form an ACO
58% ofCounties
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Will Proposed Solutions for
Rural Hospitals Work?
• Subsidies if Rural Hospitals Eliminate Inpatient Services
• “Global Budget” for Rural Hospitals
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Analysis of 13 Financially
Vulnerable CAHs in WA State
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Public Hospital Districts Serving
Small, Isolated Rural Communities
HospitalPopulation
ServedED
Visits/Day
AverageAcute
CensusClinic
Visits/Day
Odessa Memorial Hospital 1,498 1 0.2 14
Garfield County Hospital 2,252 2 0.2 13
East Adams Rural Healthcare 4,007 4 0.3 15
Ferry County Memorial Hospital 5,141 5 0.7 37
Dayton Hospital 5,572 4 0.8 41
Morton General Hospital 9,508 14 2.8 37
Forks Community Hospital 9,640 16 3.3 74
Willapa Harbor Hospital 9,652 11 2.7 22
Cascade Medical Center 9,881 9 1.1 57
North Valley Hospital 11,474 14 3.5 6
Columbia Basin Hospital 12,557 13 1.3 55
Three Rivers Hospital 15,531 10 2.7 1
Mid-Valley Hospital 15,496 26 9.4 44
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Significant, Persistent
Financial Losses
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Losses Covered by Local Taxes,
Highest Rates in Smallest PHDs
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Travel Times Would Increase
20-60 Minutes if Hospital Closed
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Will Proposed Solutions for
Rural Hospitals Work?
• Subsidies if Rural Hospitals Eliminate Inpatient Services
– MedPAC June 2016 Recommendations• Subsidy for 24/7 ED if hospital ends inpatient services & cost-based pmt
– Rural Emergency Medical Center Act of 2018• No acute inpatient services
• Facility fee + OPPS for emergency services
• 105% of ambulance payments for emergency transport
• 110% of SNF payments for extended care
• “Global Budget” for Rural Hospitals
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Would Rural Hospitals Be Better
Off Without Inpatient Services?
$
OutpatientServices
Costs
TotalHospitalRevenue
LossInpatientServices
Costs
OutpatientServices
Costs
InpatientServices
Costs
?
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Most Rural Hospitals Will Be
Worse Off Without Inpatient Svcs
$
TotalHospitalRevenue
Loss
TotalHospitalRevenue
Higher
Loss
InpatientServices
Costs
OutpatientServices
CostsOutpatientServices
Costs
InpatientServices
Costs
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Payers May Not Save
Very Much, Either
$
TotalHospitalRevenue
Loss
TotalHospitalRevenue
Higher
Loss
TotalPayer
Spending
InpatientServices
CostsPayer Savings
OutpatientServices
CostsOutpatientServices
Costs
InpatientServices
Costs
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Are Inpatient Services the Cause
of Rural Hospital Deficits?
$
AncillaryCosts
TotalHospitalRevenue
Loss
ClinicCosts
EDCosts
InpatientCosts
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Inpatient Services Aren’t
Profitable at Small Hospitals
$
Inpatient
InpatientCostInpatient
Revenue
Loss
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Rural Hospitals Lose More Money
on Their Emergency Departments
$
Inpatient ED
InpatientCostInpatient
Revenue EDCostED
Revenue
Loss
Loss
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Rural Hospitals Lose More Money
on their Clinics (RHC or Other)
$
Inpatient ED Clinic
InpatientCostInpatient
Revenue EDCostED
Revenue
ClinicCost
ClinicRevenue
Loss
Loss
Loss
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The One Thing That Helps Float
the Boat is Ancillaries (Lab/Rad)
$
InpatientCostInpatient
Revenue EDCostED
Revenue
ClinicCost
ClinicRevenue
AncillaryCost
AncillaryRevenue
Inpatient ED Clinic Ancillary
Loss
Loss
Loss
Profit
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All of These Service Lines
Are Interdependent
$
InpatientCostInpatient
Revenue EDCostED
Revenue
ClinicCost
ClinicRevenue
AncillaryCost
AncillaryRevenue
Inpatient ED Clinic Ancillary
Loss
Loss
Loss
Profit
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Inpatient Services Shares
Nurses With the ED
$
CostInpatientRevenue
Inpatient ED
Loss
Nurses&
NurseAssts
(SharedwithED)
Other
CentralAdmin.Costs
CostED
Revenue
Loss
Clinicians
(May Be
Shared
with
Clinic)
CentralAdmin.Costs
Nurses& NAs
(Shared)
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The Smallest EDs Share
Clinicians With the Clinic
$
CostInpatientRevenue
CostED
Revenue
Inpatient ED
Loss
Loss
Nurses&
NurseAssts
(SharedwithED)
Other
CentralAdmin.Costs
Clinicians
(May Be
Shared
with
Clinic)
CentralAdmin.Costs
Nurses& NAs
(Shared)Cost
ClinicRevenue
Clinic
Loss
CentralAdmin.Costs
Clinicians
(Shared
w/ ED)
ClinicStaff
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Ancillary Services Are Used for
Inpatient, ED, & Clinic Patients
$
CostInpatientRevenue
CostED
RevenueCost
ClinicRevenue
Cost
AncillaryRevenue
Inpatient ED Clinic Ancillary
Loss
Loss
Loss
Profit
Nurses&
NurseAssts
(SharedwithED)
Other
CentralAdmin.Costs
CentralAdmin.Costs Central
Admin.Costs
CentralAdmin.Costs
Nurses& NAs
(Shared)ClinicStaff Lab
Techs&
OtherStaff
Equip.&
Supplies
Clinicians
(Shared
w/ ED)
Clinicians
(May Be
Shared
with
Clinic)
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Hospital Overhead Costs
Are Shared by All Service Lines
$
CostInpatientRevenue
CostED
RevenueCost
ClinicRevenue
Cost
AncillaryRevenue
Inpatient ED Clinic Ancillary
Loss
Loss
Loss
Profit
Nurses&
NurseAssts
(SharedwithED)
Other
CentralAdmin.Costs
CentralAdmin.Costs Central
Admin.Costs
CentralAdmin.Costs
Nurses& NAs
(Shared)ClinicStaff Lab
Techs&
OtherStaff
Equip.&
Supplies
Clinicians
(Shared
w/ ED)
Clinicians
(May Be
Shared
with
Clinic)
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Inpatient Services Includes More
Than Just Acute Admissions
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Revenue
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Inpatient = Acute + SNF + LTC
$
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RevenueCost
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Loss
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Clinicians
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Without Acute Patients,
Inpatient Losses Would Be Higher
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Revenue
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Without Acute Patients,
Ancillary Profits Would Be Lower
$
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Revenue
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RevenueCost
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w/ ED)
Clinicians
(May Be
Shared
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Clinic)
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AcuteRevenue
What If Inpatient Services
Were Eliminated Entirely?
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Loss
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Profit
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NurseAssts
(SharedwithED)
Other
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Clinicians
(Shared
w/ ED)
Clinicians
(May Be
Shared
with
Clinic)
LTCRevenue
SNFRevenue
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The ED Could No Longer Share
Nursing Costs with Inpatient
$
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EDRevenue
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ClinicRevenue
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Loss
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NurseAssts
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LabTechs
&OtherStaff
Equip.&
Supplies
Clinicians
(Shared
w/ ED)
Clinicians
(May Be
Shared
with
Clinic)
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Other Service Lines Couldn’t
Share Overhead With Inpatient
$
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EDRevenue
Cost
ClinicRevenue
Cost
Inpatient ED Clinic Ancillary
Loss
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Nurses&
NurseAssts
(SharedwithED)
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Equip.&
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Nurses& NAs Ancillary
Revenue
Loss
Clinicians
(Shared
w/ ED)
Clinicians
(May Be
Shared
with
Clinic)
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Revenue from Ancillary Services
Would Decrease
$
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EDRevenue
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ClinicRevenue
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Inpatient ED Clinic Ancillary
Loss
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Nurses&
NurseAssts
(SharedwithED)
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Techs&
OtherStaff
Equip.&
Supplies
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CentralAdmin.Costs
Nurses& NAs
AncillaryRevenue
Loss
Clinicians
(Shared
w/ ED)
Clinicians
(May Be
Shared
with
Clinic)
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In Sum: Every Other Service Line
Would Have Bigger Losses
$
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Inpatient ED Clinic Ancillary
ED
Loss
Clinic
LossAncillaryRevenue
Ancill.
Loss
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That’s Why the Hospital As a
Whole Would Be Worse Off
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Higher
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Would Payers Save Money?
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Loss
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LowerTotal
HospitalRevenue
Higher
Loss
ClinicCost
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onRural
HospitalServices
InpatientCost
PayerSavings?
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The Inpatients Still Need Care
Somewhere & That Costs Money
$
Paymentsfor Acute& SNF PtsElsewhere
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LowerTotal
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Higher
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PayerSpending
onRural
HospitalServices
InpatientCost
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So the Savings Will Be Much
Smaller Than They Might Seem
$
Paymentsfor Acute& SNF PtsElsewhere
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Loss
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LowerTotal
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Higher
Loss
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onRural
HospitalServices
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Payer Savings
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10 CAHs Analyzed, Ranging from
0.3 – 10.0 Acute Patients/Day
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Many of the Hospitals Had More
SNF Patients Than Acute Patients
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Half Had Large Numbers of
Long-Term Nursing Patients
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The “Smallest” Hospitals Actually
Had the Most Total Inpatients
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Almost All Hospitals
Were Losing Money Overall
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Every Hospital Would Do Worse If
Inpatient Services Were Ended
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Will Proposed Solutions for
Rural Hospitals Work?
• Subsidies if Rural Hospitals Eliminate Inpatient Services
• “Global Budget” for Rural Hospitals
– Maryland All-Payer Rate Regulation/Total Patient Revenue System• CMMI-Maryland All-Payer APM
• CMMI-Maryland Total Cost of Care Model
– CMMI-Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (not yet in operation)
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CostsRevenue
Would Rural Hospitals Be Better
Off With a “Global Budget?”
$
Loss
GlobalBudget
?
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Avoid-ableSvcs
The Underlying Premise:
Hospitals Deliver Avoidable Svcs
$
Avoid-able
Costs
Profit
Year 0
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Avoid-ableSvcs
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-ableSvcs
Avoid-able
Costs
Reducing Avoidable Services
Cuts Revenue More Than Cost
$
LossAvoid-able
Costs
Profit
Year 0 Year 1
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Avoid-ableSvcs
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-ableSvcs
Avoid-able
Costs
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-able
Avoid-able
Losses Increase When Fewer
Avoidable Services Are Delivered
$
LossLossAvoid-
ableCosts
Profit
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Loss
Year 3
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Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Avoid-ableSvcs
GlobalBudget
Under a Global Budget…
$
Year 0 Year 1
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Avoid-ableSvcs
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
GlobalBudget
Avoid-able
Costs
Revenue Does Not Decrease
With Fewer Avoidable Services
$
ProfitAvoid-able
Costs
Profit
Year 0 Year 1
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Avoid-ableSvcs
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
GlobalBudget
Avoid-able
Costs
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-able
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Reducing Avoidable Services
Increases Hospital Profits…
$
Profit
GlobalBudget
Profit
GlobalBudget
ProfitAvoid-able
Costs
Profit
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Avoid-ableSvcs
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
GlobalBudget
Avoid-able
Costs
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-able
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Allowing Global Budget to Be
Reduced to “Share Savings”
$
Profit
GlobalBudget
Profit
GlobalBudget
Profit
SavingsAvoid-able
Costs
Profit
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Avoid-ableSvcs
Avoid-able
Costs
Large Hospitals Look Like This…
$
Profit
LargeHospitals
• Hospitals HavePositive OperatingMargins
• Many AvoidableServices
• Not All Costs AreFixed
• Costs Are FairlyStable Year-to-Year
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Avoid-ableSvcs
Avoid-able
Costs
…But Small Rural Hospitals Are
Starting From a Different Place
$
Profit
LargeHospitals
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-ableSvcs
AvoidableLoss
RuralHospitals
• Hospitals Are Operating WithLosses, Not Profits
• Fewer AvoidableServices
• A Higher Proportionof Costs Are Fixed
• Costs Are HighlyVariable
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-ableSvcs
Avoidable
Costs at Small Hospitals Can
Change Significantly Year-to-Year
$
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoidable
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoidable
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoidable
Loss
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
RuralHospitals
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-ableSvcs
Avoidable
Costs at Small Hospitals Can
Change Significantly Year-to-Year
$
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoidable
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoidable
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoidable
Loss
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
RuralHospitals
REASONS FOR YEAR-TO-YEARVARIATIONS IN COST INCLUDE:
• Long delays in filling vacant positions
• High costs of locum tenens physicians andtemporary staff
• Maintenance problems with outdated equipment and facilities
• Requirements for upgrading technology
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-ableSvcs
Avoidable
Cost-Based & Visit-Based
Payments Help Cover Costs
$
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoidable
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoidable
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoidable
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-ableSvcs
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-ableSvcs
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-ableSvcs
Loss
Loss Loss
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
RuralHospitals
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Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-ableSvcs
The “Global Budget” is Supposed
to Start With Current Revenue…
$
GlobalBudget
Year 0 Year 1
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-ableSvcs
Avoidable
…But If Current Revenue Doesn’t
Cover Costs, It’s Not a Solution
$
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Loss Loss
GlobalBudget
Year 0 Year 1
Avoidable
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-ableSvcs
Avoidable
If Costs Increase But Global
Budget Doesn’t, Losses Increase
$
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoidable
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoidable
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Avoidable
Loss
Loss Loss
GlobalBudget
Loss
GlobalBudget
GlobalBudget
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
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CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
Pmtsfor
Neces-sary
Services
Avoid-ableSvcs
Avoidable
Reducing Avoidable Services
Doesn’t Reduce Costs Very Much
$
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
CostsOf
Neces-sary
Services
LossLoss Loss
GlobalBudget
Loss
GlobalBudget
GlobalBudget
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
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Example: 13 CAHs Ranging
From $5M - $30M Annual Cost
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Losses Range from 4%-26%
(Not the same order
as the previous slide)
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Change in Total Cost
2013-2014
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Changes in Total Cost
2013-2014, 2014-2015
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Changes in Total Cost
2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16
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Cumulative Change in Cost
2013-2016
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Changes in Margin with a
Simulated Global Budget: 2014
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Changes in Margin with a
Global Budget: 2014-15
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Changes in Margin with a
Global Budget: 2014-16
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Most Hospitals Would Be Worse
Off With a Global Budget
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Higher, More Volatile Changes in
Costs at Smaller Hospitals
Smaller Hospitals
Bigger
Year-to-Year
Changes
in Costs
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Global Budgets Haven’t Reduced
“Rural Hospital” Spending in MD
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MD: 3 Counties <30K Residents
NM:19 Counties <30K Residents
Maryland New Mexico
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MD: 1 County <50 People/SqMi
NM:13 Counties < 5 People/SqMi
MD New Mexico
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Maryland Has Highest Hospital
Readmission Rates in U.S.
Maryland
New Mexico
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MD: 4th Highest Spending in U.S.
NM: 3rd Lowest Spending in U.S.
Maryland
New Mexico
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What Happens If the Budgets
Aren’t Big Enough?
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ED Wait Times in Maryland are
2.5 Times as Long as New Mexico
Maryland
New Mexico
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Global Budgets Require
Strong Quality Assurance
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Is There a Better Way?
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Rural Hospitals Deliver 2 Kinds of
Services, But Only 1 is Paid For
• Services delivered to patients – fees for services
• Readiness in case patients need services – no payment
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The Hospital Needs to Cover Its
Fixed Costs Regardless of Volume
$
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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Community Residents Should
Pay to Support Those Costs
PAYMENTPER
COMMUNITYRESIDENT
$
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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Community Residents Should
Pay to Support Those Costs
PAYMENTPER
COMMUNITYRESIDENT
$
It’s How We Pay for Other Community Assets:
• Fire Departments
• LibrariesFIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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Insurers Should Pay For Their
Members Living in the Community
$
Per ResidentPayments
for MedicareBeneficiaries
Per ResidentPayments
for MedicaidRecipients
Per ResidentPayments
for PrivatelyInsured
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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Additional Costs Are Incurred
Based on the Volume of Services
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
$
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICES
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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FEES FORSERVICES
Charge (Smaller) Fees
to Cover the Additional Costs
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
$
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICES
MARGIN
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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Some of Those Fees Will Be
for Avoidable Services
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
FEES FORAVOID. SVCS
$
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICES
FEES FORNECESSARYSERVICES
MARGIN
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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What Happens If Avoidable
Services Are Eliminated?
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
FEES FORAVOID. SVCS
$
MARGIN
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICES
FEES FORNECESSARYSERVICES
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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Fixed Costs Don’t Change
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
FEES FORAVOID. SVCS
$
MARGIN
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICES
FEES FORNECESSARYSERVICES
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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Payments From Residents
Don’t Change Either
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
FEES FORAVOID. SVCS
$
MARGIN
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICES
FEES FORNECESSARYSERVICES
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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Variable Costs Decrease When
Fewer Services Are Delivered
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
FEES FORAVOID. SVCS
$
MARGIN
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICES
FEES FORNECESSARYSERVICES
VARIABLECOST
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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Fees for Services Decrease
Proportionally
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
FEES FORAVOID. SVCS
$
MARGIN
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICES
FEES FORNECESSARYSERVICES
VARIABLECOST
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
FEES FORNECESSARYSERVICES
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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Leaving the Hospital With a
Positive Margin
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
FEES FORAVOID. SVCS
$
MARGIN
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICES
FEES FORNECESSARYSERVICES
VARIABLECOST
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
FEES FORNECESSARYSERVICES
MARGIN
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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Win-Win for Payer & Hospital
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
FEES FORAVOID. SVCS
$
MARGIN
VARIABLECOST OF
SERVICES
FEES FORNECESSARYSERVICES
SAVINGS
VARIABLECOST
PAYMENTSFROM
INSURERSFOR EACHMEMBERLIVINGIN THE
COMMUNITY
FEES FORNECESSARYSERVICES
MARGIN
WIN FORPAYER
WIN FORHOSPITAL
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
FIXEDCOST
OFESSENTIALSERVICES
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A Simple Financial Model for
an Emergency Department
Visits
4,000
• 10,000 residents of a community served bya single hospital
• 400/1000 of the residents visit the ED annually (4,000 annual visits)
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A Simple Financial Model for
an Emergency Department
Visits
Insured Visits 3,800
Uninsured Visits 200
Total Visits 4,000
• 10,000 residents of a community served bya single hospital
• 400/1000 of the residents visit the ED annually (4,000 annual visits)
• 5% of visits are uninsured
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A Simple Financial Model for
an Emergency Department
Visits
Insured Visits 3,800
Uninsured Visits 200
Total Visits 4,000
Costs FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
• 10,000 residents of a community served bya single hospital
• 400/1000 of the residents visit the ED annually (4,000 annual visits)
• 5% of visits are uninsured
• 1 physician on duty 24/7
• 1 nurse/NA on duty
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A Simple Financial Model for
an Emergency Department
Visits
Insured Visits 3,800
Uninsured Visits 200
Total Visits 4,000
Costs FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
• 10,000 residents of a community served bya single hospital
• 400/1000 of the residents visit the ED annually (4,000 annual visits)
• 5% of visits are uninsured
• 1 physician on duty 24/7
• 1 nurse/NA on duty
• Total annual cost of EDis $2.4 million
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A Simple Financial Model for
an Emergency Department
VISIT-BASED PAYMENT
Revenues Visits $/Visit Total $
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $660 $2,508,000
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,508,000
Costs FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
• 10,000 residents of a community served bya single hospital
• 400/1000 of the residents visit the ED annually (4,000 annual visits)
• 5% of visits are uninsured
• 1 physician on duty 24/7
• 1 nurse/NA on duty
• Total annual cost of EDis $2.4 million
• Hospital charges $660 per visit
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Assume the Emergency Dept.
Is Covering Its Costs Today
VISIT-BASED PAYMENT
Revenues Visits $/Visit Total $
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $660 $2,508,000
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,508,000
Costs FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin $73,344+3%
• 10,000 residents of a community served bya single hospital
• 400/1000 of the residents visit the ED annually (4,000 annual visits)
• 5% of visits are uninsured
• 1 physician on duty 24/7
• 1 nurse/NA on duty
• Total annual cost of EDis $2.4 million
• Hospital charges $660 per visit
• 3% operating margin
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What Happens if ED Visits
Are Reduced by 15%?
VISIT-BASED PAYMENT DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/Visit Total $ Visits $/Visit Total $
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $660 $2,508,000 3,230 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,508,000 3,400 -15%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin $73,344+3%
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Revenues Will Decrease in
Proportion to Reduction in Visits
VISIT-BASED PAYMENT DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/Visit Total $ Visits $/Visit Total $
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $660 $2,508,000 3,230 $660 $2,131,800 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,508,000 3,400 $2,131,800 -15%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin $73,344+3%
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Fixed Costs (Staffing)
Will Not Change
VISIT-BASED PAYMENT DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/Visit Total $ Visits $/Visit Total $
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $660 $2,508,000 3,230 $660 $2,131,800 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,508,000 3,400 $2,131,800 -15%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin $73,344+3%
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Variable Costs Will Decrease in
Proportion to Visits
VISIT-BASED PAYMENT DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/Visit Total $ Visits $/Visit Total $
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $660 $2,508,000 3,230 $660 $2,131,800 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,508,000 3,400 $2,131,800 -15%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $85,000 -15%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $689,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin $73,344+3%
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Total Costs Will Decrease, But
Less Than Revenues Decrease
VISIT-BASED PAYMENT DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/Visit Total $ Visits $/Visit Total $
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $660 $2,508,000 3,230 $660 $2,131,800 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,508,000 3,400 $2,131,800 -15%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $85,000 -15%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $689,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,413,656 -0.9%
Margin $73,344+3%
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The Emergency Department Now
Has Significant Losses
VISIT-BASED PAYMENT DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/Visit Total $ Visits $/Visit Total $
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $660 $2,508,000 3,230 $660 $2,131,800 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,508,000 3,400 $2,131,800 -15%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $85,000 -15%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $689,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,413,656 -0.9%
Margin $73,344+3%
($281,856)-12%
-484%
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What Happens If
ED Visits Increase by 10%?
VISIT-BASED PAYMENT INCREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/Visit Total $ Visits $/Visit Total $
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $660 $2,508,000 4,180 +10%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 220
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,508,000 4,400 +10%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin $73,344+3%
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Profits for the ED Soar
VISIT-BASED PAYMENT INCREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/Visit Total $ Visits $/Visit Total $
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $660 $2,508,000 4,180 $660 $2,758,800 +10%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 220 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,508,000 4,400 $2,758,800 +10%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $110,000 +10%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $699,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,448,656 +0.6%
Margin $73,344+3%
$310,144+13%
+323%
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Is It Any Wonder Many Hospitals
Encourage Use of the ER?
VISIT-BASED PAYMENT INCREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/Visit Total $ Visits $/Visit Total $
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $660 $2,508,000 4,180 $660 $2,758,800 +10%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 220 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,508,000 4,400 $2,758,800 +10%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $110,000 +10%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $699,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,448,656 +0.6%
Margin $73,344+3%
$310,144+13%
+323%
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Is Cost-Based Payment
Better or Worse?
COST-BASED PAYMENT
Revenues
Cost – Hospital
Costs FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin
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Not All Costs Are Covered
COST-BASED PAYMENT
Revenues Visits $/% Total $
Cost – Hospital1,250
99% $631,347
Clinician Fees $137 $171,810
Total 4,000
Costs FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin
• Only the share of costattributable to Medicarepatients (assume 30%)
• Only 99% of costs
• Not all costs are covered
• Clinician time seeing patient isn’t cost-based
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Hospital Is Still Paid by the Visit
for Non-Medicare Patients
COST-BASED PAYMENT
Revenues Visits $/% Total $
Cost – Hospital1,250
99% $631,347
Clinician Fees $137 $171,810
Per Visit Pmts 2,550 $670 $1,708,500
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,511,657
Costs FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin $77,001+3%
• $670/visit from insured patients needed to coverremaining costs
• Only the share of costattributable to Medicarepatients (assume 30%)
• Only 99% of costs
• Not all costs are covered
• Clinician time seeing patient isn’t cost-based
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What Happens When
ED Visits Decrease?
COST-BASED PAYMENT DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/% Total $ Visits $/% Total $
Cost – Hospital1,250
99% $631,3471,063
Clinician Fees $137 $171,810
Per Visit Pmts 2,550 $670 $1,708,500 2,168
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,511,657 3,400 -15%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin $77,001+3%
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Most Costs are Fixed
and Don’t Change…
COST-BASED PAYMENT DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/% Total $ Visits $/% Total $
Cost – Hospital1,250
99% $631,3471,063
Clinician Fees $137 $171,810
Per Visit Pmts 2,550 $670 $1,708,500 2,168
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,511,657 3,400 -15%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $85,000 -15%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $689,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,413,656 -0.9%
Margin $77,001+3%
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…Cost-Based Payment Decreases
Slightly to Match Lower Costs
COST-BASED PAYMENT DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/% Total $ Visits $/% Total $
Cost – Hospital1,250
99% $631,3471,063
99% $643,131 +2%
Clinician Fees $137 $171,810 $137 $146,039 -15%
Per Visit Pmts 2,550 $670 $1,708,500 2,168
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,511,657 3,400
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $85,000 -15%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $689,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,413,656 -0.9%
Margin $77,001+3%
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…Visit-Based Payment
Decreases in Proportion to Visits…
COST-BASED PAYMENT DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/% Total $ Visits $/% Total $
Cost – Hospital1,250
99% $631,3471,063
99% $643,131 +2%
Clinician Fees $137 $171,810 $137 $146,039 -15%
Per Visit Pmts 2,550 $670 $1,708,500 2,168 $670 $1,452,225 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,511,657 3,400
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $85,000 -15%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $689,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,413,656 -0.9%
Margin $77,001+3%
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…Total Revenues Decrease
More Than Costs Decrease…
COST-BASED PAYMENT DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/% Total $ Visits $/% Total $
Cost – Hospital1,250
99% $631,3471,063
99% $643,131 +2%
Clinician Fees $137 $171,810 $137 $146,039 -15%
Per Visit Pmts 2,550 $670 $1,708,500 2,168 $670 $1,452,225 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,511,657 3,400 $2,244,956 -11%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $85,000 -15%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $689,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,413,656 -0.9%
Margin $77,001+3%
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…So the Hospital Still Loses Money
With Fewer Visits
COST-BASED PAYMENT DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/% Total $ Visits $/% Total $
Cost – Hospital1,250
99% $631,3471,063
99% $643,131 +2%
Clinician Fees $137 $171,810 $137 $146,039 -15%
Per Visit Pmts 2,550 $670 $1,708,500 2,168 $670 $1,452,225 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,511,657 3,400 $2,244,956 -11%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $85,000 -15%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $689,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,413,656 -0.9%
Margin $77,001+3%
($172,261)-7%
-324%
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…and the Hospital Is Still Better Off
With More ED Visits
COST-BASED PAYMENT INCREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues Visits $/% Total $ Visits $/% Total $
Cost – Hospital1,250
99% $631,3471,375
99% $623,490 -1%
Clinician Fees $137 $171,810 $137 $188,991 +10%
Per Visit Pmts 2,550 $670 $1,708,500 2,805 $670 $1,879,350 +10%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 220 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,511,657 4,400 $2,691,831 +7%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $110,000 +10%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $699,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,448,656 0.6%
Margin $77,001+3%
$243,175+10%
+216%
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Is There A Better Way?
NEW PAYMENT MODEL
Revenues
? ? ?
? ? ?
? ? ?
? ? ?
Costs FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin >0%
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The ED Needs to Be Available
Whether Anybody Needs It or Not
NEW PAYMENT MODEL
Revenues Total $
Total Revenues $2,517,500
Costs FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin $82,844+3%
• 10,000 residents of a community served bya single hospital
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Per Resident Contribution Needed
Is Less Than Cost of One ED Visit
NEW PAYMENT MODEL
Revenues # $/% Total $
Per Resident 9,500 $265 $2,517,500
Total Revenues $2,517,500
Costs FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin $82,844+3%
• 10,000 residents of a community served bya single hospital
• 95% with insurance
It’s How We Pay for Other Community Assets:
• Fire Departments
• Libraries
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Residents Who Use the ED Should
Pay More Than Those Who Don’t
NEW PAYMENT MODEL
Revenues # $/% Total $
Per Resident 9,500 $205 $1,947,500
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $150 $570,000
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,517,500
Costs FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin $82,844+3%
• 10,000 residents of a community served bya single hospital
• 95% with insurance
• 400/1000 of the residents visit the ED annually (4,000 visits, 3,800 insured)
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What Happens if the Number
of ED Visits is Reduced?
NEW PAYMENT MODEL DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues # $/% Total $ # $/% Total $
Per Resident 9,500 $205 $1,947,500
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $150 $570,000 3,230 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 -15%
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,517,500 3,400 -15%
Costs FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616
Total Costs $2,434,656
Margin $82,844+3%
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Costs Don’t Change Much
Because Most Costs Are Fixed…
NEW PAYMENT MODEL DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues # $/% Total $ # $/% Total $
Per Resident 9,500 $205 $1,947,500
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $150 $570,000 3,230 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 -15%
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,517,500 3,400 -15%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $85,000 -15%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $689,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,413,656 -0.9%
Margin $82,844+3%
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…Visit-Based Revenues Decrease
in Proportion to Visits…
NEW PAYMENT MODEL DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues # $/% Total $ # $/% Total $
Per Resident 9,500 $205 $1,947,500
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $150 $570,000 3,230 $150 $484,500 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 $0 $0 -15%
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,517,500 3,400 -15%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $85,000 -15%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $689,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,413,656 -0.9%
Margin $82,844+3%
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…Per-Resident Payment Revenue
Doesn’t Change…
NEW PAYMENT MODEL DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues # $/% Total $ # $/% Total $
Per Resident 9,500 $205 $1,947,500 9,500 $205 $1,947,500 0%
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $150 $570,000 3,230 $150 $484,500 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,517,500 3,400
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $85,000 -15%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $689,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,413,656 -0.9%
Margin $82,844+3%
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…Total Revenues Decrease
by Only a Small Amount…
NEW PAYMENT MODEL DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues # $/% Total $ # $/% Total $
Per Resident 9,500 $205 $1,947,500 9,500 $205 $1,947,500 0%
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $150 $570,000 3,230 $150 $484,500 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,517,500 3,400 $2,432,000 -3.4%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $85,000 -15%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $689,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,413,656 -0.9%
Margin $82,844+3%
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…So Hospital Margin is Preserved
NEW PAYMENT MODEL DECREASE IN VISITS Chg
Revenues # $/% Total $ # $/% Total $
Per Resident 9,500 $205 $1,947,500 9,500 $205 $1,947,500 0%
Per Visit Pmts 3,800 $150 $570,000 3,230 $150 $484,500 -15%
Uninsured Visits 200 $0 $0 170 $0 $0
Total Revenues 4,000 $2,517,500 3,400 $2,432,000 -3.4%
Costs FTEs $ Total $ FTEs $ Total $
Clinicians ($/Hr) 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 4.2 $130 $1,135,680 0%
Nurses/Staff 4.4 $55 $503,360 4.4 $55 $503,360 0%
Other ($/Visit) $25 $100,000 $25 $85,000 -15%
Indirect (% Dir.) 40% $695,616 40% $689,616
Total Costs $2,434,656 $2,413,656 -0.9%
Margin $82,844+3%
$18,344+1%
-78%
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Detailed Description of
Payment Model is Available
• Emergency Department Payment– Emergency Department Capacity Payment
– Charges for Individual ED Visits
– Resident Discount on ED Visit Payments
– Performance-Based Payment Adjustments
• Primary Care Clinic Payment– Monthly Comprehensive Primary Care
Services Payment for Enrolled Patients
– Visit-Based Payments for Non-Enrolled Patients
– Performance-Based Payment
• Performance-Based Payment forControl of Total Cost of Care
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3 Options for the Future
of Rural Hospitals
RURAL
HOSPITALS
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3 Options for the Future
of Rural Hospitals
RURAL
HOSPITALS
PAYER-DEFINED“VALUE-BASED PAYMENT”
SCHEMES#1
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3 Options for the Future
of Rural Hospitals
RURAL
HOSPITALS
LOSS OF SOME OR ALL
RURAL SERVICES
PAYER-DEFINED“VALUE-BASED PAYMENT”
SCHEMES#1
#2
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3 Options for the Future
of Rural Hospitals
RURAL
HOSPITALS
LOSS OF SOME OR ALL
RURAL SERVICES
PAYMENT MODELSTHAT SUSTAIN
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
PAYER-DEFINED“VALUE-BASED PAYMENT”
SCHEMES#1
#2
#3
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3 Options for the Future
of Rural Hospitals
RURAL
HOSPITALS
LOSS OF SOME OR ALL
RURAL SERVICES
PAYMENT MODELSTHAT SUSTAIN
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
PAYER-DEFINED“VALUE-BASED PAYMENT”
SCHEMES#1
#2
#3
What Should
You Do
If You
Don’t Like
Options 1&2
??
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Four Things
Rural Hospitals Need to Do
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Four Things
Rural Hospitals Need to Do1. Educate policy-makers, payers, and patients about what rural
hospitals do and the need to preserve essential services– What is an essential service– What happens when a community doesn’t have it– What hospitals shouldn’t be forced to do to cover the costs of essential svcs
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Most Acute Admits Are For
Common Acute/Chronic Diseases
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Most Acute Admits Are For
Common Acute/Chronic Diseases
79%
of
Total
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>40% of Admits for Acute/Chronic
Conditions Are to Local Hospital
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Some Hospitals
Also Deliver Babies
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Most Admits Are Deliveries &
Common Acute/Chronic Cond.
74%
of
Total
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>60% of Deliveries & Other Svcs
at Larger Rural Hospitals
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Four Things
Rural Hospitals Need to Do1. Educate policy-makers, payers, and patients about what rural
hospitals do and the need to preserve essential services– What is an essential service
• Primary care• ED visits• Observation stays• Multi-day stays for chronic disease exacerbations and uncomplicated acute
illnesses for patients who can’t safely go home right away• Labor and delivery
– What happens when a community doesn’t have it• Higher costs due to delayed prevention, diagnosis, and treatment• Disability and death due to delays in accessing immediate care
– What hospitals shouldn’t be forced to do to cover the costs of essential svcs• Unnecessary testing and imaging• Hip and knee replacement surgery
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Four Things
Rural Hospitals Need to Do1. Educate policy-makers, payers, and patients about what rural
hospitals do and the need to preserve essential services– What is an essential service– What happens when a community doesn’t have it– What hospitals shouldn’t be forced to do to cover the costs of essential svcs
2. Show that essential services are being delivered as efficiently as possible, and that costs are high because of low volume and difficulties in recruiting clinicians and staff– Small hospitals are delivering services at minimum levels of staffing, so fewer
services doesn’t mean lower cost– Costs can vary dramatically from year to year for uncontrollable reasons
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Costs of Clinician Services
in CAH Emergency Departments
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Difference is Whether 24/7
Physicians Are Needed
1 24/7 ED Physician
On-Call Provider
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Higher Volumes Require
More Nursing Time
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Non-Personnel Costs Are Small
(Ancillaries Are Separate)
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Share of Hospital Overhead for
Billing, Cleaning, HR, Utilities, Etc.
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Lower Costs for Smaller Hospitals
Still Results in Higher Cost/Visit
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Insurance Payments Are Lower
Than ED Costs at Small Hospitals
Avg Comm. Ins. Pmt
Avg Medicaid Pmt
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Data Collection Required
to Enable Detailed Analysis
• Challenges– Net revenue by service line is not available in standard financial reports
• Total charges by service line are available, but deductions from revenue are only shown in aggregate
– Service line margins by payer are not available in standard reports• Different payers pay different amounts that may or may not cover costs
– Multiple payment systems with complex rules for each one
– Cost and utilization in one service line affects staffing and costs allocated to other service lines
• Solutions
– Washington Rural Health Access Preservation project helped CAHs provide more detailed information and analyze/compare it
– Simulation models based on data enable estimation of impacts of changes in costs, utilization, and alternative payment models
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Four Things
Rural Hospitals Need to Do1. Educate policy-makers, payers, and patients about what rural
hospitals do and the need to preserve essential services– What is an essential service– What happens when a community doesn’t have it– What hospitals shouldn’t be forced to do to cover the costs of essential svcs
2. Show that essential services are being delivered as efficiently as possible, and that costs are high because of low volume and difficulties in recruiting clinicians and staff– Small hospitals are delivering services at minimum levels of staffing, so fewer
services doesn’t mean lower cost– Costs can vary dramatically from year to year for uncontrollable reasons
3. Identify opportunities to reduce avoidable problems and services for community residents and work with physicians and other providers to take accountability for achieving the savings if payment is adequate– Ways to reduce unnecessary visits, testing, and procedures at larger hospitals– Enhancements needed to local primary care and preventive services
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Payers & Patients Need to Find
Ways to Save Money
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Most Services Aren’t Delivered
By the Rural Hospital
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Most Services Aren’t Delivered
By the Rural Hospital
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andProviders
(75%)
Does the fact that most services
aren’t delivered locally
mean the rural hospital
can’t reduce total spending?
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What Matters is the Health
Conditions Affecting Residents…
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Pregnancy
Injuries
Cancer
Other
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of aRural
Community
ChronicDiseases(Diabetes,
Heart Disease,COPD)
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…And What Spending is Avoidable
Within Each Condition
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TotalSpending
onResidents
of aRural
Community
• ER visits/hospital stays for dehydration and avoidable complications
• Fruitless treatment at end of life
• Overuse of C-Sections• Early elective deliveries• Use of hospitals instead of birth centers
• Unnecessary testing and imaging• Infections and complications of treatment
• ER visits for exacerbations• Hospital admissions and readmissions
• Unnecessary/avoidable services
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Rural Hospital Can Reduce Some
of the Avoidable Spending
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Injuries
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TotalSpending
onResidents
of aRural
Community
RuralHospital
ChronicDiseases
MinorInjuries
Low-RiskPregnancy
Other• Overuse of C-Sections• Early elective deliveries• Use of hospitals instead of birth centers
• Unnecessary testing and imaging
• ER visits for exacerbations• Hospital admissions and readmissions
• Unnecessary/avoidable services
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Other Providers Need to Address
Opportunities for Complex Patients
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Injuries
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onResidents
of aRural
Community
ChronicDiseases
MinorInjuries
Low-RiskPregnancy
Other
TertiaryHospitals
High-RiskPregnancy
CancerOther
Trauma
RuralHospital
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Each System Takes Accountability
for the Spending It Controls
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of aRural
Community
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MinorInjuries
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Other
Payer Savings
High-RiskPregnancy
CancerOther
Trauma
Avoidable $
Avoidable $
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TertiaryHospitals
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Four Things
Rural Hospitals Need to Do1. Educate policy-makers, payers, and patients about what rural
hospitals do and the need to preserve essential services– What is an essential service– What happens when a community doesn’t have it– What hospitals shouldn’t be forced to do to cover the costs of essential svcs
2. Show that essential services are being delivered as efficiently as possible, and that costs are high because of low volume and difficulties in recruiting clinicians and staff– Small hospitals are delivering services at minimum levels of staffing, so fewer
services doesn’t mean lower cost– Costs can vary dramatically from year to year for uncontrollable reasons
3. Identify opportunities to reduce avoidable problems and services for community residents and work with physicians and other providers to take accountability for achieving the savings if payment is adequate– Ways to reduce unnecessary visits, testing, and procedures at larger hospitals– Enhancements needed to local primary care and preventive services
4. Join with the essential small rural hospitals in other states to push for better payment solutions that address both hospital & payer needs– Show why simplistic, top-down approaches and current VBP won’t work– Propose a new payment model that sustains efficient essential services
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Nearly Half of Hospitals Are Rural,
Better Pay = Small % of Spending
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Four Things
Rural Hospitals Need to Do1. Educate policy-makers, payers, and patients about what rural
hospitals do and the need to preserve essential services– What is an essential service– What happens when a community doesn’t have it– What hospitals shouldn’t be forced to do to cover the costs of essential svcs
2. Show that essential services are being delivered as efficiently as possible, and that costs are high because of low volume and difficulties in recruiting clinicians and staff– Small hospitals are delivering services at minimum levels of staffing, so fewer
services doesn’t mean lower cost– Costs can vary dramatically from year to year for uncontrollable reasons
3. Identify opportunities to reduce avoidable problems and services for community residents and work with physicians and other providers to take accountability for achieving the savings if payment is adequate– Ways to reduce unnecessary visits, testing, and procedures at larger hospitals– Enhancements needed to local primary care and preventive services
4. Join with the essential small rural hospitals in other states to push for better payment solutions that address both hospital & payer needs– Show why simplistic, top-down approaches and current VBP won’t work– Propose a new payment model that sustains efficient essential services
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Learn More About Win-Win-Win
Payment and Delivery Reform
www.PaymentReform.org
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For More Information:
Harold D. MillerPresident and CEO
Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform
(412) 803-3650
@HaroldDMiller
www.CHQPR.org
www.PaymentReform.org
@PaymentReform
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APPENDIX
Population-Based Payment
for Hospitals
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A Population-Based Payment
System for Hospitals???
COMMUNITYRESIDENT
HOSPITALSERVICES
Per-Service Payment
Per-ResidentPayment
POPULATION-BASED PAYMENT
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Change Would Only Be Made
for Essential Services
COMMUNITYRESIDENT
HOSPITALESSENTIALSERVICES•ED•Maternity•AMI/StrokePer-Service Payment
Per-ResidentPayment
POPULATION-BASED PAYMENT
OTHERHOSPITALSERVICES•ElectiveProcedures
Per-Service Payment
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It’s Not Really That Different
From The Current System…
COMMUNITYRESIDENT
CURRENT SYSTEM
HOSPITALESSENTIALSERVICES•ED•Maternity•AMI/Stroke
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Residents Pay an Annual
Premium to an Health Plan…
COMMUNITYRESIDENT
Per-ResidentPremium
CURRENT SYSTEM
INSURANCECOMPANY
HOSPITALESSENTIALSERVICES•ED•Maternity•AMI/Stroke
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…The Health Plan Converts the
Premium Into Visit Payments…
COMMUNITYRESIDENT
Per-ResidentPremium
Per-ServicePayment
CURRENT SYSTEM
INSURANCECOMPANY
HOSPITALESSENTIALSERVICES•ED•Maternity•AMI/Stroke
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…And the Resident Pays for
Cost-Sharing on the Visit
COMMUNITYRESIDENT
Per-ResidentPremium
Per-Service Payment (Cost-Sharing)
Per-ServicePayment
CURRENT SYSTEM
INSURANCECOMPANY
HOSPITALESSENTIALSERVICES•ED•Maternity•AMI/Stroke
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Insured Residents Already Use a
Per-Resident + Per-Visit System
COMMUNITYRESIDENT
Per-ResidentPremium
Per-Service Payment (Cost-Sharing)
CURRENT SYSTEM
INSURANCECOMPANY
HOSPITALESSENTIALSERVICES•ED•Maternity•AMI/Stroke
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The Payer Just Needs to Give Part
of the Premium to the Hospital
COMMUNITYRESIDENT
Per-ResidentPremium
Per-Service Payment
POPULATION-BASED PAYMENT
Per-ResidentPayment
INSURANCECOMPANY
HOSPITALESSENTIALSERVICES•ED•Maternity•AMI/Stroke
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No Need for the Middle-Man in
High-Deductible Health Plans
COMMUNITYRESIDENT
Per-ResidentPremium
Per-Service Payment
POPULATION-BASED PAYMENT
Per-ResidentPayment
INSURANCECOMPANY
COMMUNITYRESIDENT
WITHHIGH-
DEDUCTIBLEPLAN Per-Service Payment
Per-ResidentPayment
HOSPITALESSENTIALSERVICES•ED•Maternity•AMI/Stroke
HOSPITALESSENTIALSERVICES•ED•Maternity•AMI/Stroke
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APPENDIX
Bottom-Up,
Rural-Friendly
Payment Reform
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Patients May Be Denied
Care andSmall
ProvidersMay Close
Shifting Risk to Providers Can
Harm Patients and Reduce Access
Payers Create
Payment Systems That Shift
Financial Risk to Providers
Many Physicians
and HospitalsTreat Small #s
of Patients with Limited
Capital
RISK-BASEDPAYMENT MODELS
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Patients May Be Denied
Care andSmall
ProvidersMay Close
We Need APMs That Are Feasible
for Providers in Rural Areas
Payers Create
Payment Systems That Shift
Financial Risk to Providers
Many Physicians
and HospitalsTreat Small #s
of Patients with Limited
Capital
RISK-BASEDPAYMENT MODELS
RURAL-FRIENDLYPAYMENT MODELS
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Patients May Be Denied
Care andSmall
ProvidersMay Close
Step 1: Rural Providers Need to
Determine What is Feasible
Payers Create
Payment Systems That Shift
Financial Risk to Providers
Many Physicians
and HospitalsTreat Small #s
of Patients with Limited
Capital
SmallHospitals &Practices
Design CareThat is
Feasible in Rural Areas
RISK-BASEDPAYMENT MODELS
RURAL-FRIENDLYPAYMENT MODELS
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Patients May Be Denied
Care andSmall
ProvidersMay Close
Step 2: Payers Need to Pay
Differently in Rural Areas
Payers Create
Payment Systems That Shift
Financial Risk to Providers
Many Physicians
and HospitalsTreat Small #s
of Patients with Limited
Capital
SmallHospitals &Practices
Design CareThat is
Feasible in Rural Areas
Payers Pay Adequately to Support Cost of Delivering
Essential Services
in Rural Areas
RISK-BASEDPAYMENT MODELS
RURAL-FRIENDLYPAYMENT MODELS
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Patients May Be Denied
Care andSmall
ProvidersMay Close
RuralResidents
Have Access to
QualityHealthCare
Result: Higher-Value Care
for Residents of Rural Areas
Payers Create
Payment Systems That Shift
Financial Risk to Providers
Many Physicians
and HospitalsTreat Small #s
of Patients with Limited
Capital
SmallHospitals &Practices
Design CareThat is
Feasible in Rural Areas
Payers Pay Adequately to Support Cost of Delivering
Essential Services
in Rural Areas
RISK-BASEDPAYMENT MODELS
RURAL-FRIENDLYPAYMENT MODELS
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APPENDIX
Improving Payments
for Rural Health Clinics
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Current Visit-Based Payments
for Clinic Services
$
Visit-Based Payment
CostsAttributed
toMedicarePatients
MedicareCost-Based
Paymentfor Visits
CostPayment
Weaknesses of Current Payment System
• Medicare only pays 99% of costs, and not all costs are covered
• Only the portion of costs attributed to Medicare patients based on # of visits is covered
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Current Visit-Based Payments
for Clinic Services
$
Visit-Based Payment
CostsAttributed
toMedicarePatients
CostsAttributed
to MedicaidPatients
MedicareCost-Based
Paymentfor Visits
CostPayment
MedicaidEncounterPayments
Weaknesses of Current Payment System
• Medicare only pays 99% of costs, and not all costs are covered
• Only the portion of costs attributed to Medicare patients based on # of visits is covered
• Medicaid MCO encounter payments are far below cost of visits
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Current Visit-Based Payments
for Clinic Services
$
Visit-Based Payment
CostsAttributed
toMedicarePatients
CostsAttributed
to MedicaidPatients
MedicareCost-Based
Paymentfor Visits
CostPayment
CostsAttributedto OtherInsuredPatients
MedicaidEncounterPayments
InsurancePaymentsfor PCP
Visits
Weaknesses of Current Payment System
• Medicare only pays 99% of costs, and not all costs are covered
• Only the portion of costs attributed to Medicare patients based on # of visits is covered
• Medicaid MCO encounter payments are far below cost of visits
• Fee for service payments for insured patients are below cost per visit
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Current Visit-Based Payments
Do Not Cover Costs of Clinic
$
Visit-Based Payment
CostsAttributed
toMedicarePatients
CostsAttributed
to MedicaidPatients
MedicareCost-Based
Paymentfor Visits
CostPayment
CostsAttributedto OtherInsuredPatients
MedicaidEncounterPayments
Loss
InsurancePaymentsfor PCP
Visits
Weaknesses of Current Payment System
• Medicare only pays 99% of costs, and not all costs are covered
• Only the portion of costs attributed to Medicare patients based on # of visits is covered
• Medicaid MCO encounter payments are far below cost of visits
• Fee for service payments for insured patients are below cost per visit
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Is There a Better Way?
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Visit-Based Payment
CostsAttributed
toMedicarePatients
CostsAttributed
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InsurancePaymentsfor PCP
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Most Clinic Costs Are Fixed
Regardless of # of Visits
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CostsAttributed
toMedicarePatients
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FixedCosts
OfOperating
Clinic
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OfOperating
Clinic
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Pay a Predictable Amount to
Manage Care for Regular Patients
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Risk-AdjustedMonthlyPayment
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Visits
FixedCosts
OfOperating
Clinic
VariableCosts
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Clinic
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Pay Per Visit for
Occasional Visitors
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Risk-AdjustedMonthlyPayment
PerEnrolledPatient
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CostsAttributed
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Clinic
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PaymentPer Visit for Non-EnrolledPatients
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Base a Portion of Payment on
Quality and Access
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Loss
InsurancePaymentsfor PCP
Visits
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FixedCosts
OfOperating
Clinic
VariableCosts
OfOperating
Clinic
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Population-Based Payment for
Primary Care Clinic Services
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PaymentPer Visit for Non-EnrolledPatients
Risk-AdjustedMonthlyPayment
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Margin
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P4P
CostsAttributed
toMedicarePatients
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Paymentfor Visits
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Visits
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OfOperating
Clinic
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Clinic
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Payment Model for
Rural Health Clinics1. Comprehensive Primary Care Services Payment (CPCSP)
– For patients formally enrolled with the practice, the clinic would receive a monthly, acuity-stratified payment for each patient that could be used to deliver a wide range of services, including services not currently billable or reimbursable under existing payment systems, such as care management and non-face-to-face visits
2. Encounter-Based Payment (EBP)– For patients who are not formally enrolled for ongoing care but come to the
clinic for specific services, the clinic would receive a per-visit payment
3. Performance-Based Payment– The amounts of the CPCSP and EBP payments would be increased or
decreased based on the clinic’s performance in delivering quality care and on controlling total healthcare spending.
4. Optional Additional Monthly Payments– Care Coordination/Management
– Behavioral Health Services
– Home Care Services
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Clinic Payment Model is Similar
to Medicare Medical Home PmtsCMS Comprehensive Primary Care Plus WRHAP CAH Primary Care Clinic APM
Comprehensive Primary Care Payment:• Per-beneficiary per month payment for
attributed patients • Payment amounts based on current average
FFS payments per beneficiary to the practice, so practices with higher revenues under FFS continue to receive higher revenues
Care Management Fee:• Five tiers of additional monthly payments per
attributed beneficiary based on HCC risk scores and presence of dementia
Comprehensive Primary Care Services Payment:• Three tiers of monthly payment per enrolled
member based on physical or behavioral health conditions and presence of serious risk factors
Performance Based Incentive Payment• Two components based on quality/utilization• Single per patient payment regardless of
patient needs; reduced for poor performance
Performance-Based Payment• Two components based on quality/utilization• Payments increased or decreased based on
good/poor performance• Payments based on patient need as well as
performance level
Continued FFS Payments• Payments for all services to all patients but at
35%-60% of current rates
Encounter-Based Payment• Payment per visit only for patients who are
not enrolled for monthly payment