What is the state of health care in
Attendees heard from an array of speakers from the health insurance industry, health systems, government and academia who discussed a wide range of topics ranging from the type of insurance coverage
“We face continued high and rising costs that have very little to do with the dynamics of our health insurance markets or the Affordable Care Act.
On the positive side, Cantor said that there are good things going on in private markets such as value-based purchasing. “On the insurance market front,
“The percentage of non-elderly uninsured fell from about 14 percent in 2013, pre-ACA to about 8.7 percent in 2017,” he noted. “This can be attributed to Medicaid expansion as well as growth in individual coverage particularly in the subsidized part of the market.”
“I think
She cited a drop-off point for people 18 and 19 as they age-out of Medicaid and another drop-off point with people in their late 20s as they age-out of their parent’s coverage.
Schwimmer cited national health care spending data from 2012-2016 indicating that health care spending has gone up 15 percent over the past five years, but utilization in most categories has gone down for multiple reasons, including high deductible plans and cost-shifting.
So what are hospitals doing in reaction?
“We’re proactively looking at creative ways such as bundled programs, more judicious use of hospital resources and doing everything we can to shift to the population health model, to keep people healthy as opposed to treating episodic care or being reactionary,” said Hopkins.
He added that the association fought aggressively in
Looking ahead, Hopkins said that he’s keeping an eye on repeated calls to try and take down the ACA and concerns about block granting the Medicaid program, which he said, would have bad ramifications.
“Insurance carriers are looking for something in the middle where you balance coverage with affordability,” said Sanders. “They’re trying to find that sweet spot.” Copyright 2018 BridgeTower Media. All Rights Reserved.
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