Improving Care for Duals: Strategic Vision

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United Hospital Fund

Mark Kissinger, Deputy Commissioner
Office of Long Term Care
July 14, 2011


  • Coordination challenges between Entitlement Programs
  • Eligibility/Administrative Issues
  • Service Delivery Duplication
  • Individual: consumer; enrollee; recipient; patient
  • Capitated for some Medicaid services only.
  • Benefit package is long term care and ancillary services.
  • Primary and acute care covered by FFS Medicare or Medicaid.
  • 13 plans offer this product.
  • May 2011 enrollment = 30,510.
  • Capitated for all Medicare and Medicaid services.
  • Most integrated of the MLTC models.
  • Day center / clinic based.
  • Provider network usually small.
  • Benefit package includes all medically necessary services primary, acute and long term care.
  • May 2011 enrollment = 3,645 Range = 47-2,610.
  • Two new PACEs are being planned or under development.
  • All plans must cover the state-defined Combined Medicare and Medicaid Benefit Package.
  • Between Medicare and Medicaid - benefit package includes all medically necessary services (primary, acute and long term care).
  • Plans must meet both Medicare and Medicaid requirements.
    • Challenge is to have this appear seamless to the membe
  • Eight plans now offer this product.
  • Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) plans serve only non-dual Medicaid recipients.
  • Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) plans currently serve individuals who are eligible for Medicare and Medicaid (duals) as well as non-duals:
    • In the future, the primary target population for MLTC will be dual eligibles.
  • 1115 Waiver approval needed from CMS before we can begin.
  • Require dual eligibles over 21, who need community-based long term care services for more than 120 days, to enroll in Managed Long Term Care or other approved care coordination models.
  • Exact definition of community-based long term care services is under
  • Models that meet "guidelines specified by the Commissioner that support coordination and integration of services."
  • Guidelines must address:
    • Certain public health law requirements
    • Payment methods that ensure provider accountability for cost effective quality outcomes.
  • Includes Long Term Home Health Care Programs that meet the guidelines.
  • Medicaid Redesign Team work group has been appointed to assist in development (and other roles).
  • Guidelines to be posted on DOH Web site by November 15, 2011.
  • Designing exact process for implementation:

    Options include:
    • on reassessment;
    • by borough.
  • Consumer Choice preferred but Auto Assignment for those who do not.
  • Must ensure continuity of care and service provider.
  • Educational effort.
  • New law eliminates previous requirement for designation by Senate, Assembly or Commissioner or Health before applying.
  • Applications for new entities or new lines of business and expansions are posted on the DOH Web site
  • Require legal structure, contracted network, descriptions of care management model, grievance system, other programmatic areas and financial capability and capitalization.
  • NYS received a CMS planning contract to develop a demonstration model or models for dual eligibles.
  • Possible focuses of demonstration could include:
    • Assumption of Medicare risk by NYS;
    • Development of enhanced care coordination for nursing home residents;
    • Promotion of existing MLTC initiatives; and
    • Gain sharing demonstration.
  • Planning activities include:
    • Analysis of data on Medicare/Medicaid expenditures
    • Stakeholder interviews and meetings
    • Demonstration application due to CMS by April 2012
    • If successful, implementation anticipated by Fall 2012
Trend - Spending up 28%
LTC Per Recipient Spending Trends by Service ($ 000)
  2003 2010 % Change In Per Recipient Spending 2003 to 2010
  # of Recipients Total ($) $ Per Recipient # of Recipients Total ($) $ Per Recipient
Nursing Homes 139,080 $5,946,989 $42,759 126,878 $6,429,336 $50,673 18.5%
ADHC 16,365 266,248 16,269 17,303 318,273 18,394 13.1%
LTHHCP 26,804 510,250 19,036 26,934 716,649 26,608 39.8%
Personal Care 84,823 1,824,729 21,512 72,031 2,152,439 29,882 38.9%
MLTC 12,293 444,341 36,146 37,843 1,401,362 37,031 2.4%
ALP 3,538 50,488 14,270 5,217 93,096 17,845 25.1%
Home Care/CHHA 92,553 760,347 8,215 87,366 1,551,546 17,759 116.2%
Total 318,617 $9,803,392 $30,769 320,590 $12,662,701 $39,498 28.4%

Nursing Facilities now account for over 51% of total 2010 LTC spending of $12.7 Billion
Chart of Nursing Facilities now account for over 51% of total 2010 LTC spending of $12.7 Billion

SUMMARY
NYS Annual Medicaid Expenditure for Duals Identified As Of December of Each Year Service Date: Calendar Year 2003 - 2010

  CY2003 CY2004 CY2005 CY2006 CY2007 CY2008 CY2009 CY2010
Total Number of Dual Enrollees* 597,574 608,062 650,462 646,140 662,293 681,686 709,430 737,938
Total Medicaid Expenditures for All Services $15,492,903,507 $16,460,094,154 $17,315,856,230 $16,066,420,115 $16,350,829,131 $17,454,478,249 $18,114,639,410 $18,670,145,949
Top 5 Medicaid Services $10,456,839,280 $11,083,138,029 $11,713,427,921 $12,227,769,109 $12,619,649,658 $13,371,418,852 $13,693,214,745 $14,166,701,267
     SKILLED NURSING FACILITY 4,626,572,798 4,826,968,048 4,906,925,318 4,949,106,222 5,040,654,022 5,144,987,447 4,909,990,213 4,919,383,744
     COMM AND REHAB SERVICES (WAIVER SERVICES) 2,110,555,552 2,370,720,798 2,687,024,800 2,902,638,734 3,125,025,243 3,567,624,144 3,925,858,701 4,143,914,585
     PERSONAL CARE 1,496,664,462 1,604,418,162 1,757,881,322 1,829,743,988 1,888,149,020 1,880,752,474 1,793,994,083 1,724,166,463
     ICF/MR** 1,720,408,478 1,732,648,470 1,714,921,779 1,741,909,997 1,732,927,211 1,869,233,610 1,986,661,004 2,136,403,959
     HOME HEALTH CARE (CHHAs) 502,637,991 548,382,551 646,674,702 804,370,169 832,894,163 908,821,176 1,076,710,745 1,242,832,516

*Duals counts as of December of each year
**Includes OMH, OPWDD, TBI/NHTD/CAH Waivers, not LTHHCP.
Data Source: NYS DOH/OHIP DataMart

    Home Health Care 60% increase Community and Rehab. Services (Waivers) 49% increase ICF/MR/DD* 19% increase Personal Care 13% increase SNF 6% increase

*includes both Development Centers and Community Residences

(Age Under 64) by Major Categories of Service 2010

Table 1-A
Medicaid Expenditures and Utilization for Duals* (Age Under 64) by Major Categories of Service
Service Dates: Calendar Year 2010
Source: DOH/OMM AFFP Datamart (based on claims paid through 5/2011)

SURS Category of Service Medicaid Expenditures Total Service Units (Claims or Days) Medicaid Recipients
All Medicaid Categories of Services $7,606,882,706 n.a. 210,143
Physicians 38,802,902 3,191,333 160,322
Psychology 5,138,869 129,675 6,166
Eye Care 2,557,108 160,282 41,496
Nursing Services 28,538,742 147,400 951
Hospital Based Clinics 172,872,248 1,538,485 138,684
ER** 11,121 219 165
D&TCs Clinics 207,686,761 2,057,414 76,526
OMH Operated Clinic 4,370,050 17,595 1,521
OMR Operated Clinic 535,456 5,479 1,096
School Supportive Health Services Program 865 7 2
Early Intervention 69,753 890 11
Inpatient 177,608,220 135,184 43,050
OMH Inpatient 772,950 1,163 125
OMR Inpatient 1,360,826,304 345,824 1,036
Skilled Nursing Facilities 506,398,343 2,212,559 9,230
Residential Treatment Facilities 38,233 1,046 4
Dental 42,498,483 479,900 80,428
Pharmacy 109,197,518 2,374,234 136,311
Non-Institutional Long Term Care 470,920,810 3,825,906 20,017
     Personal Care 241,587,306 1,838,077 8,802
     Home Care 149,650,479 1,145,557 11,609
     Long Term Home Health Care 71,100,315 739,143 2,964
     ALP 8,111,592 85,249 423
     PERS 471,119 17,880 1,985
Laboratories 1,738,647 113,487 24,465
Transportation 88,728,167 1,989,374 56,744
HMO 142,002,616 161,187 22,051
CTHP 248,188 5,478 1,476
DME and Hearing Aid 25,690,219 656,188 55,219
Child Care 92,636 2,338 10
Family Health Plus 4,457,877 18,043 2,813
Referred Ambulatory 7,829,421 235,473 42,674
ICF-DD 530,972,902 1,202,645 3,560
Hospice 2,768,348 588 103
Community/Rehab Services 3,458,506,947 6,347,288 40,335
Case Management 157,372,275 530,805 44,710
  • By Recipients:
    • Physician
    • Hospital Based Clinics
    • Pharmacy
    • Dental
    • D&T Clinics
  • By Expenditure:
    • Community/Rehab/Services $3.5B
    • ICF/MR $1.36B
    • ICF/DD $530M
    • SNF $506M
    • Personal Care/Home Health $391M

Represents co-pays and deductibles paid by Medicaid for Duals.

by Major Categories of Services 2010

Table 1-B
Service Dates: Calendar Year 2010
Source: DOH/OMM AFFP Datamart (based on claims paid through 5/2011)
SURS Category of Service Medicaid Expenditures Total Service Units (Claims or Days) Medicaid Recipients
All Medicaid Categories of Services $11,063,263,243 n.a. 400,559
Physicians 82,140,293 8,591,784 287,963
Psychology 9,261,175 240,882 14,497
Eye Care 5,531,036 397,659 87,425
Nursing Services 8,857,586 39,443 242
Hospital Based Clinics 109,566,885 1,110,230 170,792
     ER** 11,144 133 109
D&TCs Clinics 71,603,974 824,199 45,055
OMH Operated Clinic 781,132 2,982 303
OMR Operated Clinic 143,228 1,560 371
School Supportive Health Services Program 0 0 0
Early Intervention 0 0 0
Inpatient 285,408,180 143,902 89,503
OMH Inpatient 59,392,567 70,626 310
OMR Inpatient 149,374,542 49,740 153
Skilled Nursing Facilities 4,412,985,401 21,980,848 80,737
Residential Treatment Facilities 0 0 0
Dental 46,547,084 483,905 77,895
Pharmacy 123,629,586 5,370,197 265,213
Non-Institutional Long Term Care 3,169,090,216 22,702,910 91,315
     Personal Care 1,482,579,158 10,884,529 45,003
     Home Care 1,093,182,037 5,985,725 38,196
     Long Term Home Health Care 515,339,054 5,054,945 18,203
     ALP 74,967,428 665,285 4,010
     PERS 3,022,540 112,426 11,870
Laboratories 1,902,290 103,853 26,491
Transportation 192,357,168 3,578,210 141,602
HMO 1,157,268,814 473,777 52,214
CTHP 117,297 1,565 426
DME and Hearing Aid 79,573,826 1,972,736 137,553
Child Care 823 31 1
Family Health Plus 2,121,017 9,260 1,619
Referred Ambulatory 6,443,631 234,497 47,871
ICF-DD 95,230,212 216,300 631
Hospice 56,148,776 16,248 2,252
Community/Rehab Services 685,407,638 967,638 5,730
Case Management 24,902,961 80,978 6,665

*Dually eligible as of December 2010
**ER is a subset of COS08-Clinic
Note: Medicaid expenditures by SURS category of service do not add up to "Total Expenditures", since some infrequently used Categories of Service are not shown, i.e., Therapists, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Social Workers

  • By Recipients:
    • Physicians
    • Hospital Based Clinics
    • Transportation
    • DME/Hearing Aids
  • By Expenditure:
    • SNF $4.4B
    • Home and Community Based $3.2B
    • MLTCP $1.2B
    • Community/Rehab Services $685M
    • Inpatient $285M

Represents co-pays and deductibles paid by Medicaid for Duals.

  • Work in progress
  • Opportunities and Challenges
    • CMS letter to State Medicaid Directors (7/8/11) on Financial Models to Support State Efforts to Integrate Care for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
  • About real people not numbers

Mark Kissinger mlk15@health.state.ny.us

MLTC Work Group MLTCWorkGroup@health.state.ny.us

MLTC Application Questions mltcapps@health.state.ny.us