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SustiNet Board of Directors. October 13, 2010 Anya Rader Wallack Katharine London Linda Green Stan Dorn. Recap of September 22 meeting. Discussion of delivery system reform and payment reform Draft recommendations sent to all board members - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SustiNet Board of DirectorsOctober 13, 2010Anya Rader WallackKatharine LondonLinda GreenStan Dorn
Recap of September 22 meeting
• Discussion of delivery system reform and payment reform
• Draft recommendations sent to all board members• Some comments and additions received, others are
welcomed (send to Anya: [email protected])• Revised draft recommendations will be presented for
your action at a future board meeting
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Topic for today: governance and administration
• How should SustiNet relate to current state agencies? • What are the ongoing roles and responsibilities of the
SustiNet governing body? • To carry out these roles and responsibilities:
• What governance structure is most appropriate?• What powers and duties are necessary?• What administrative structures and capacities are necessary?
• Before 2014, should SustiNet be offered to small firms, municipalities, and non-profits? To individuals?
• Starting in 2014, should SustiNet be offered in the Exchange?
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BACKGROUNDPart I
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• SustiNet is a self-insured health plan • SustiNet Health Partnership Board of Directors "shall offer
recommendations to the General Assembly on the governance structure of the entity that is best suited to provide oversight and implementation of the SustiNet Plan"
• Recommendations may include establishing a public authority
• Long list of potential powers and duties that could be assigned to the authority, all associated with operating SustiNet
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SustiNet law: role and governance
Federal health reform• The exchange serves
Small firms Individuals without affordable access to
comprehensive employer-sponsored insurance (ESI)
• For eligible individuals and small firms, tax credits are available only through the Exchange
• Qualified health plans must be Offered by state licensed carriers Available at silver and gold actuarial value levels
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Health plans Health insurance coverage and group health plans
Not a “health plan”: Self-insured plans or MEWAs (any plan that is exempt from state insurance regulation under section 514 of ERISA) [Sec. 1301(b)]
Qualified health plans [Sec. 1301(a)]
Health plans that are (a) Certified by the Exchange (i.e. meet marketing
req’s, network adequacy, accreditation, uses uniform enrollment form, etc.); [Sec. 1311(c) and (e)]
(b) Provide essential health benefits; [Sec. 1302] and
(c) Offered by a health insurance issuer that is licensed, offers at least one silver and one gold-tiered product, charges the same premium inside and outside the Exchange, and complies with any regulations established by DHHS.
Also includes CO-OPs, multistate plans, and qualified direct primary care medical home plans.
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Health insurance carriers may offer:
OPTIONS FOR SUSTINET ROLE AND RELATIONSHIP TO STATE DEPARTMENTS AND THE EXCHANGE
Part II
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DSS Comptroller
A B C D
SustiNet Benefit Options
Medicaid SEHP9
SustiNet implements the country’s best thinking about how to slow cost growth while improving quality. Delivery and payment reforms include patient centered medical homes, HIT, realigned incentives, etc.
Note: The SustiNet agency could handle all administration of the SustiNet plan in-house or it could contract with one or more third party administrators (TPAs) to carry out particular functions.
DSS and Comptroller contract with SustiNet to provide coverage.
SustiNet governing body
What is SustiNet? Option A: SustiNet as health plan (Step 1 of 3)
SustiNet
DSS Comptroller
A B C D
Medicaid SEHP10
Individuals and small firms can buy SustiNet
directly (beg. 2012)
E F
SustiNet governing body
What is SustiNet? Option A: SustiNet as health plan (Step 2 of 3)
SustiNet Benefit Options
SustiNet governing body
DSS Comptroller
A B C D
Medicaid SEHP
What is SustiNet? Option A: SustiNet as health plan (Step 3 of 3)
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Individuals and small firms can buy SustiNet through the exchange
(beginning 2014)
E F
Exchange
SustiNet Benefit Options
What is SustiNet? Option B: SustiNet as overseer and health plan (Step 1 of 3)
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Subject to federal law and collective bargaining agreements, SustiNet has ultimate responsibility for all DSS & Comptroller rules, regulations and procedures for Medicaid, SEHP, and other programs relating to: •delivery system requirements•performance improvement •provider payment methods & incentives •covered benefits •etc.
A B C D
SustiNet Benefit Options
SustiNet governing body
DSS Comptroller
Medicaid SEHP
A B C D
SustiNet Benefit Options13
Individuals & Small
Businesses can purchase
SustiNet directly
(beg. 2012)
What is SustiNet? Option B: SustiNet as overseer and health plan (Step 2 of 3)
SustiNet governing body
DSS Comptroller
Medicaid SEHP
E F
A B C D
SustiNet Benefit Options14
Individuals & Small Firms
can buy SustiNet through
Exchange (beg. 2014)
Exchange
E F
SustiNet governing body
DSS Comptroller
Medicaid SEHP
What is SustiNet? Option B: SustiNet as overseer and health plan (Step 3 of 3)
What is SustiNet? Option C: SustiNet as consolidated agency and health plan (Step 1 of 3)
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Authority for administering the Medicaid, SEHP and other programs is transferred from DSS and the Comptroller to a new entity, with a policy-setting governing body (consistent with federal law and collective bargaining agreements).
SustiNetMedicaid SEHP
SustiNet Governing Body
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Individuals & Small Businesses
can purchase SustiNet directly (beginning 2012)
SustiNetMedicaid SEHP
SustiNet Governing Body
Commercial-style
benefits
What is SustiNet? Option C: SustiNet as consolidated agency and health plan (Step 2 of 3)
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Individuals & Small Businesses can buy SustiNet through the
Exchange(beginning 2014)
ExchangeSustiNet
Medicaid SEHP
SustiNet Governing Body
Commercial-style
benefits
What is SustiNet? Option C: SustiNet as consolidated agency and health plan (Step 3 of 3)
Discussion: some considerations for choosing among these options• Who has ultimate decision-making authority?• Who controls funding?• What are the administrative expenses associated with the model, for
the state, individuals, and firms?• Does the model facilitate efficient and effective program
management?• How would the model facilitate coordination across programs/conflict
resolution?• What approvals are necessary (e.g., Medicaid waiver)? Are there
other barriers to implementation?• What are the issues and costs related to program
alignment/realignment/transition?
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Other key issues: which entity has legal authority & responsibility for
• Serving as single state agency, for purposes of Medicaid and CHIP (including CMS relations, eligibility, enrollment, appeals, etc.)?
• Promulgating & enforcing rules and regulations?• Allocating funding across eligible populations &
programs?• Negotiating and enforcing collective bargaining
agreements with state employees?
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Why offer SustiNet outside the exchange in 2014 and beyond?• Firms with >100 full-time employees
Can’t use exchange till 2017 For firms large enough to be self-insured, may be easier to
prevent adverse selection outside the exchange
• Small firms For 2 years, firm tax credits limited to exchange Exchange requires list billing. Outside the exchange, firms
can group bill. Undocumented immigrants can’t buy individual coverage in
the exchange
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SUSTINET GOVERNANCEPart III
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Additional governance issues• What is the size and makeup of the governing
body?• How are individuals selected?• What disciplines should be represented?• What decision-making authority does the
governing body have?• What rules and procedures apply to their
decisions?• What advisory bodies will be established?
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Advisory Committee recommendations: Governance and Administration
SustiNet Board should:• Include at least 2 enrollees in the SustiNet plan
• Reflect the diversity of SustiNet plan members
• Include at least 2 individuals who have experience in reducing health disparities
SustiNet Board should establish formal relationships with:
• CT health agencies (e.g. DSS, DPH, DMHAS, DCF)
• Health Information Technology Exchange of Connecticut (HITECT)
• Related federal councils and task forces
Advisory Committee recommendations: Governance and Administration
Establish independent statewide councils• Patient Centered Medical Home• Obesity
Establish Board committees• Health care quality and payment• Health care safety• Preventive health care• Community advisory• Health disparities and equity
SUSTINET ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS
Part IV
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Necessary administrative capacities for SustiNet, regardless of model chosen
• Eligibility determination and subsidy calculations• Enrollment into plans• Premium billing/collection• Marketing (if offered to new populations) • Provider contracting and payments• Customer relations• Quality and safety standards• Data exchange• Utilization management• System management to achieve measurable
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Decision pointsOn governance:• Preferred model for SustiNet role and structure?• Nature and composition of governing entity?• Decision-making authority?
On administration:• Build versus buy?• Use existing state Medicaid or SEHP capacity?• How to achieve efficiencies?
On access to SustiNet:• Before 2014, offer SustiNet as an option to small firms, municipalities, non-profits? To individuals? If so, how
to prevent adverse selection?• Starting in 2014, offer SustiNet in the exchange?
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Work plan for the next two months
• November: costs and financing (includes implications of pursuing the federal Basic Health Program option)
• December: two meetings: wrap up deliberations, and review draft report
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SUSTINET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DATA AND EVALUATION NEEDS
Appendix A
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SustiNet information technology needs
• Eligibility determinations• Enrollment process and maintaining records• Premium billing, collection and related accounting
functions• Payment for services • Annual reconciliations (e.g. performance
incentives, PCMH-specific annual payments)• Provider network management• Evaluation data• Consumer-facing website
Guidance from Advisory Committees and Task Forces about Data Needs
• Capture race and ethnicity data• Support care coordination across multiple provider
settings• Capture HEDIS measures• Baseline utilization measurement• PCMH evaluation should be broad (e.g. transition
planning) and deep (e.g. completeness of wellness visits). Should include qualitative measures as well.
• Data collection strategies should minimize administrative burden on providers
Potential recommendations regarding SustiNet information technology
• Plan for a multi-year phase in and consolidation• Identify capacity within existing state systems to add on Sustinet
enrollment, eligibility and premium handling functions• Assess current information exchanges between DSS and OCA and
health plans to identify options for Sustinet• Create Sustinet-specific finance and accounting structure, including
payment, contract reconciliation and rate setting capacity• Data and analytics should be driven by a set of reporting principles and
priorities. • Options for managing data and analytics include:
• Standardized reports provided by all carriers (including Medicaid fee for service)
• SustiNet plan-specific standardized reports provided by a TPA or MCO• Datasets provided by TPA or MCO and analyzed by SustiNet or an analytic
contractor
FOLLOW-UP ON POTENTIAL SUSTINET POPULATIONS
Appendix b
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Population estimates
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Medicaid 620,000
State Employees Health Plan 200,000 active employees 40,000 retirees 240,000 total Local government1. Dept. of Labor Estimate (2010) 145,1002. Conference of Municipalities Survey Estimate (2008) 36,512 local govt 88,898 local education 125,410 total
Not-for-profitsCT Association of Non-profits estimate, based on Dept. of Labor data 177,000*
* note: this includes both small and large non-profits, including universities and large health care institutions