Leading Through Health Reform Karen Minyard, Ph.D.
Health Reform An overview of the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the United States
Federal Poverty Level High-risk Pool Health Insurance Exchange Insurance Subsidies Individual Mandate Essential Benefits
1.Sources of coverage Health Reform
more Americans with health insurance coverage (non-elderly)
more Georgians with health insurance coverage (non-elderly)
more Georgians with health insurance coverage Source of coverage Now Fully ImplementedChange Employer57%54%-3% Individual Private4%2%-2% Other8% None Medicaid/CHIP12%17%+5% Uninsured19%5%-14% Exchange0%14%+14%
1.Sources of coverage 2.Financial Implications Health Reform
funding and spending Fees, Taxes and Penalties Medicaid Insurance Premium Subsidies Medicare Savings ~ 1 trillion
1.Sources of coverage 2.Financial Implications 3.Major change components Health Reform
Changes in Public Coverage Changes in Private Coverage Improving Health Care Quality Improving Health
Medicaid expansion Changes in Public Coverage
Insurance Regulation Health Insurance Exchanges Changes in Private Coverage
Small Employer Tax Credits Subsidies for Individuals in the Exchange Changes in Private Coverage
Best information Coordinated care Provider incentives and penalties Improving Health Care Quality
National health strategy Research and public health innovation Mandatory preventive care Healthier communities Improving Health
1.Sources of coverage 2.Financial Implications 3.Major change components 4.Timeline Health Reform
Insurance Regulation Tax and Spending Changes Insurance Regulation Tax and Spending Changes
Improving Quality Measures Additional Tax and Spending Changes Improving Quality Measures Additional Tax and Spending Changes
Reduced Payments – Medicare Quality Incentives and Demonstration Projects Reduced Payments – Medicare Quality Incentives and Demonstration Projects
Additional Tax and Spending Changes
Coverage Expansions Individual Mandates Enacted Additional limits, fees, incentives Coverage Expansions Individual Mandates Enacted Additional limits, fees, incentives
Changes in 2015 and beyond
1.Sources of coverage 2.Financial Implications 3.Major change components 4.Timeline Health Reform
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Strategic System Changers Are Needed to Help Navigate Health Reform
Areas of Actions to Consider
The End Presented by: Karen Minyard, Ph.D.