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Summary of Health Management Associates' Projected Savings
Summary of Health Management Associates' Projected Savings
of Health Management Associates Projected Savings Attributable to Health System Transformation through Coordinated Care Organizations
TheOregonHealthAuthoritycontractedwithHealthManagementAssociates(HMA)to conductanindependentanalysisofopportunitiestoreduceMedicaid/OregonHealthPlancosts throughthesuccessfulimplementationofhealthsystemtransformationsproposedinHB3650, whichcreatedCoordinatedCareOrganizations(CCOs). HMAisanationalresearchandconsultingfirmspecializingincomplexhealthcareprogramand policyissues.HMAhasledandsupportedthedesign,development,implementation,and evaluationoflargescalehealthprograms,includingmajornewinitiativesinMedicaid, Medicare,CHIP,longtermcare,behavioralhealth,specialpopulations,andprogramsforthe uninsured.Recently,HMAstaffcollaboratedwiththeOregonHealthLeadershipCouncilto exploreaninnovativeapproachtoservingMedicaidanduninsuredindividualslivinginthe metropolitantricountyarea. Findings:ConservativeprojectionsshowCoordinatedCareOrganizationmodelcansaveupto $3.1billionintotalcostsoverthenextfiveyears. HMAestimatedthelikelyeffectsofimplementingHB3650transformationinitiativesusinga conservativeapproachtohowquicklylocalhealthsystemsandstakeholderswillmovetothe CCOmodel.Iflocalsystemstransformmorequickly,theprojectedsavingswillcomeearlier. Theseestimatestakeintoaccountinvestmentsneededtocarryoutthechangesandonly reportsavingsthatcouldbeachievedafterimplementationcostsarecovered. HMAsmodelalsoconsidersthefactthatourabilitytoachievesavingswillbuildgraduallyover time.Evenso,theypredictthattransformationcouldsave$155to$308million($57to$114 milliongeneralfund)intotalcostsinthesecondyearofthecurrentbiennium.Thisrepresents 4.9%to9.7%savings. Table1:AnnualandBiennialProjectedCosts&PotentialSavings,($million)
StateFiscalYear/ Biennium 7/12to6/13 7/13to6/15 7/15to6/17 7/17to6/19 ConservativeSavingsEstimates ProjectedCost without Projected TotalFund GF Transformation(TF) Cost(TF) Savings Savings* $3,178 $3,023 $155 $57 $7,440 $10,019 $11,680 $6,571 $7,904 $8,712 $869 $2,115 $2,968 $322 $784 $1,101 HighEndSavingsEstimates Projected TotalFund GF Cost(TF) Savings Savings* $2,870 $308 $114 $5,903 $6,260 $7,062 $1,536 $3,759 $4,618 $570 $1,394 $1,713
*assumes2012FederalMedicalAssistancePercentagethroughouttimeperiod
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*assumes2012FederalMedicalAssistancePercentagethroughouttimeperiod
Withoutimplementingtransformation,HMAestimatesthatOregonsMedicaidcostswill continuetosurgeatanaverageof10%annualgrowthoverthenextsevenyearsduetoa combinationofenrollmentgrowth,increasedutilizationandinflationinthecostofmedical productsandservices.Thisgreatlyexceedstheprojectedgrowthrateofgeneralfundrevenue. Todeveloptheseestimates,HMAmodeledtheeffectsof coordinatingphysicalandbehavioralhealthcare, betterpreventingandmanagingchronicdiseases, utilizingpatientcenteredprimarycarehomes, improvingandaligningcareforindividualswhoareeligibleforbothMedicareand Medicaid,and anincreasednumberofeligiblemembersintheOregonHealthPlan.
Theseinitiativeswillcomplementeachothertoachievetheprojectedsavings.Forexample,the
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Health Management Associates Annual Projected Savings Attributable to Health System Transformation through Coordinated Care Organizations Cumulative 108,000 7,000 6,000 5,000
$ Million 4,000
3,178 Projected Cost without Transformation Projected Cost with Transformation (Conservative) Projected Cost with Transformation (High-End Savings Model)
Year Savings
7,447
4,517
3,000 2,000
1,000 0
3,023
2,870
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22
Costs w/o Transformation Costs w Transformation (Conservative) Costs w Transformation (High Savings) Annual Savings (Conservative) Annual Savings (High-End)
Source: Health Management Associates Notes: Health Management Associates' projections end in 2019. The 2019-2021 biennium and 2021-2022 state fiscal year were extended forward by the Oregon Health Authority by applying the growth rates in HMA's model. 1/12/2012