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Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
Thomas L. Johnson
President and CEO
May 24, 2011
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About MHPA
• Leading association solely representing Medicaid health
plans. MHPA is a nonprofit, tax‐exempt organization
formed in 1993 and incorporated in 1995.
• 27 members in 33 states and DC
representing nearly 14 million Medicaid/CHIP enrollees
• The mission of MHPA is to develop and advance public
policy that controls costs and improves access and
delivery of quality health care to Medicaid members.
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35 States and DC Have Medicaid Health
Plans
Even before the
expansion…
• Expanded
enrollment in
existing managed
care states
• Possibility for
business in new
states
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2014 Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid Health Plans Will Be Asked To…
• Better access to care and care coordination
• Access to a medical home
• Higher enrollee satisfaction
• Quality improvement
• Delivery system innovation
• Predictable costs
• Cost savings
• Reduced fraud and abuse
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Medicaid Beneficiaries Are Sicker
Example – Asthma
• Prevalence is almost 12% in poor, 7% in non‐poor
• Significant disparities in asthma treatment care
• 40% of uninsured can’t buy meds vs 11% of insured
Sources: CDC MMWR May 6, 2011 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6017a4.htm
MHPA Asthma Compendium, 2011
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Quality and Access More Challenging for
Poor, Minorities
Source: AHRQ National Healthcare Quality Report
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Health Plans are Accountable
Health plans measure and report
Accountable for improvements over time
Source: Medicaid Managed Care Quality Benchmarking Project. Report to CMS August, 2010
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Diabetes Results…
Source: Medicaid Managed Care Quality Benchmarking Project. Report to CMS August, 2010
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Best Practice – Accountability for
Prevention
• Midwest Health Plan BMI Initiative
Source: MHPA Compendium, 2010 10
Best Practice ‐ Innovation
Centene Corporation CONNECTIONS Plus ©
• Chronic disease focus/ research design
• Case Management identification
• MemberConnections © home visit and education
• Free pre‐programmed phone
• Podcast, personal phone contact
• Results: 38% drop in inpatient, 29% drop ALOS, 20%
drop in ER use
Source: MHPA Compendium 2010
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Best Practice – Accountability for Cost and
Quality
Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire
• Asthma disease management – patients
identified through risk assessment, data
Outcomes:
• 46% decrease in ER costs 2008‐2010
• 51% decrease in ER use (39 visits/1000 lives to
19 visits/1000 lives
Source: MHPA Asthma Compendium, 2011
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Challenges to Medicaid Plans
• Short duration of eligibility
• Carve outs
• Low reimbursement (limits provider
participation)
These factors hinder member engagement and
care coordination
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Future Directions – MHPA CBP
• Research, identify and promote clinical and operational best
practices of Medicaid health plans
• Support MHPA’s advocacy and policy agenda with clinical and
operational research findings
• Disseminate best practices and key research findings about
Medicaid health plans and their members to the health care
community
• Educate those involved in the federal safety net on ways to
improve the health outcomes of Medicaid/CHIP enrollees.
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Questions
Thomas Johnson
President & CEO
tjohnson@mhpa.org
Liza Greenberg
Senior Consultant Visit MHPA’s Website
lgreenberg@mhpa.org www.mhpa.org
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