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Health Care and
Federal Deficits and DebtBill Scanlon
for
George Mason -Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
November 6, 2013
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Source: CBO Sept 2013Nov. 6, 2013 2
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“Despite the recent reductions in our projections of federal health care
spending, growth in such spending remains the central challenge in putting the federal
budget on a sustainable path.”
Douglas ElmendorfDirector, CBO
September 19, 2013
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Federal Budget Components as Share of the Economy (GDP)
2000-2038
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Federal Spending as aShare of the Economy (GDP)
2013-2088
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“…something is going to have to be done to control medical costs. They are the "tapeworm" of the American economy.”
----Warren Buffet
October 16, 2013
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Excess Growth in Health Care Spending
(Percentage Points above GDP Growth)Medicare Medicaid Private Overall
1975 to2011
2.0% 1.6% 1.9% 1.9%
1990 to 2011
1.3% 0.2% 1.3% 1.2%
Source: CBO
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ACA Changes toProjected Medicare Spending
Total Change $424.B
Reduce Price Increases for
(Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health Agencies)
$146 B
Modify Medicare Advantage Plan Payments $118 B
Reduce Medicare Payments to Compensate for Hospital’s Uninsured Caret
$25 B
Prescription Drug—Close Doughnut Hole $18 B
Lower Part B Premiums Not estimated
Lower Cost Sharing Not estimated
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CBO Budget Options toReduce Excess Medicare Spending*
2015-2019
0 100000 200000 300000 400000
Medical Home
Bundle Ambulatory Care
Accountable Care Orgs.
Readmission Penalty
Health Plans
Individual Services
Excess SpendingExcess Spending
Fee Reductions
Delivery Reform
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*Excess Spending is Growth More than GDP growth + 1 percent point
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Projected Medicare SpendingPre and Post PPACA
and with only Population Growth
October 25, 2010Health Care Reform Week Two
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Billions of $
1000
500
2010 2019
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2000-2005
2007-2010
Growth in Per Beneficiary Medicare Spending
Source: CBO
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Reasons for the Slowdown in Medicare Spending
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Slowdown in Medicare SpendingReasons for Optimism
• Slowdown is broad---across all service types
• Slowdown has persisted---more than 6 years
• Does not appear related to recession and hence may not fade during recovery
Doug Elmendorf, Director CBO
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Slowdown in Medicare SpendingReasons for Pessimism
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Medicare has a almost 50 year history of per beneficiary spending growing faster than the
economy (GDP per capita)
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Medicare Financing Has to ChangeHospital Trust Fund Bankrupt in 2026
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Options for a“GRAND BARGAIN’
• Increase eligibility age
• Restructure/increase cost sharing
• Restrict/tax supplementary coverage (Medi-gap)
• Shift to defined contribution from defined benefit (Premium Support)
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Increasing Eligibility Age
• Increase to same as full Social Security eligibility (67) phased in 2 months per year for 10 years
• CBO estimated savings over 10 years• 2012 estimate $113.1 Billion
• 2013 estimate $ 19.1 Billion
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Life Expectancy at 65Years
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Number of Working Age PersonsPer Person 65 +
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Where 65 and 66 Year Olds Would Get Insurance
Without Medicare
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Current Medicaid Enrollees
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Change in Out-of-Pocket Spendingfor 65 and 66 Year Olds
if Medicare Eligibility Age is 67
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2014
Source, Kaiser Family Foundation, “Raising the Age of Medicare Eligibility” July 2011
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Restructure/Increase Cost-Sharing
• Problems with current cost sharing– Very limited cost sharing for minor problems
– High cost sharing for serious illnesses
– No limit on out-of-pocket liability
• Options discussed– Combine Part A and Part B deductible at level
above current Part B deductible
– Uniform cost sharing on all services
– Limit on out-of-pocket liability
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Cost-Sharing Liability for Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 2008
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Note: The amounts reflect Medicare beneficiaries’ liability but do not reflect what Medicare beneficiaries actually paid out of pocket because most beneficiaries have supplemental coverage that covers all or some of their Medicare cost sharing.
Source: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Report to the Congress: Aligning Incentives in Medicare, June 2010, p. 54, available at www.medpac.gov/ chapters/Jun10_Ch02.pdf.
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Restrict/Tax Supplementary Coverage
• Current Supplementary Coverage– The Good: Protection against catastrophic expense
– The Bad: First dollar coverage increases use
– Primarily an issue with individual Medi-Gap plans
• Proposals– Prohibit coverage of deductibles
– Limit coverage of cost sharing beyond deductible e.g. 50 percent
– Surcharge on Part B premium for persons with first dollar coverage plans
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Sources of supplemental coverage among noninstitutionalized Medicare beneficiaries, 2009
Source: MedPAC analysis of Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, Cost and Use file, 2009. From: Data Book: Health spending and the Medicare Program, June 2012.
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Variation in Medicare Spending with Type of Supplemental Coverage
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Source: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Defined Contribution Instead of Defined Benefit(Premium Support)
• Current Choice– Traditional Medicare—uniform national Part B
premium
– Medicare Advantage Plan—variable premiums by plan and location
• Premium Support– Medicare contribution to premium that will vary
by plan and location
– Beneficiary pays the difference between premium and contribution or receive a rebate of difference
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Growth in Spending by Payer
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*Sources: Health Care Cost Institute; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group
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Private Insurer Prices Compared to Medicare Fees
Hospital Outpatient Visit
Average Price as Percentage of Medicare
Maximum Price asPercentage of Medicare
Cleveland 234% 357%
Indianapolis 307% 493%
Los Angeles 277% 559%
Milwaukee 267% 439%
Richmond 267% 495%
San Francisco 366% 718%
Rural Wisconsin 240% 381%
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Source: Center for Studying Health System Change, Research Brief No. 16.
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Utilization: growth in the volume of physician services per beneficiary
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Questions?
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