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Case Rate Toolkit Measuring Value Payment Models Health Home Rates
Treat to Target Bundled Payment
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Case Rate Toolkit Defining what a “case rate” is and what it is not
Based on “Creeping and Leaping from Payment for Volume to Payment for Value” paper developed by The National Council for Behavioral Health Defining what a “case rate” is and what it is not Steps in developing case rates Using Ohio Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Outcomes based case rates Using Ohio Health Home outcomes
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Case Rate Definition: A single payment to cover the cost of a case based on the outcome decided upon by a payer. Example: An orthodontist charges $5000 for Phase 1 care Goal: Aligned teeth Treatment: Spacers Braces Retainers Length: 1 to 3 years (primarily depends on patient’s compliance with treatment) Cost: Based on the average length of care and type of treatment Example: patients will require 1 year of care 100 patients will require 2 years of care 100 patients will require 3 years of care
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Expanded Definition A case rate (or bundled payment) represents a pre-determined amount of money paid to a provider organization to cover the average costs of all services needed to achieve a successful outcome for a pre-defined episode of care. Example: A substance abuse agency is paid $3500 per person for six months to provide recovery services for people stepping down from an inpatient treatment center. Expected short term outcomes: Sustained sobriety, improved coping skills Expected long term outcomes: Zero recidivism
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Why are payers looking at case rates as a strategy?
Fee for service billing is difficult to manage and to financially sustain. For payers like Medicaid, there is a set amount of money to spend, and a set number of people to cover. Equation: Total amount of spending Total # of covered lives = Average cost per case If everyone gets the same care – the cost will be more than the amount available to spend.
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Case Rates vs Fee for Service
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Examples of Health Home Case Rates
Case rates by expected outcome: Example: Employment pilot Case rates by Engagement Level Example: Case rates by Level of care determination Example: CMS bundled rate pilot for post hospitalization services Case rates by population Example: Michigan Medicaid Capitated Payment PMPM for SMI PMPM for SED PMPM for I/DD
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What Case Rates Are Not Case rates are not a fixed budget for a single case Some cases will require less care than others to achieve an outcome Some cases will require more care than others to achieve an outcome Some cases will require a single expensive service Some cases will require less expensive care than others
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Data Requirements for Setting Case Rates
Start with questions, not answers……… What is the defined population you are serving? How much of the population do you plan to serve? How much are reimbursement are you receiving by client? What outcomes are you measuring? What service array is leading to good outcomes?
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Creating Case Rates for Ohio Health Homes
Purpose: Using data from state and agency reporting, this exercise will compare the average cost of providing care under the fee for service payment model vs. using the Ohio Health Home rate
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Ohio Reimbursement Data
State Benefit Limits CPT Codes Benefit Limit Health Home Services Reimbursement Unit per hr. Unit per month BH Services Individual Therapy H0004 52 hrs. per year $90 per hr. $90.00 Group Therapy H0004 HQ $21.33 per 15 min $85.32 CPST H0036 104 hrs. per year S0281 $83.32 per hr. $83.32 Health Home $188 per month $188.00 MH Assessment H0031 4 hrs. per year $ per hr. $129.99 Pharm Mgt 90863 24 hrs. per year $ per hr. $210.87 Psychiatric Eval 90792 2 hrs. per year AOD Services AOD Assessment H0001 30 hrs. per week $96.24 per hr. $96.24 AOD Ind Therapy 87.27 per hr. $87.27 AOD Group Therapy H0005 $9.52 per 15 min $38.08 AOD CSM H0007 $78.17 per hr. $78.17 AOD Med Som H0016
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Range of Reimbursement Rate
Example: If a consumer received the maximum amount of services allowable under the Ohio Medicaid Benefit package, what would the cost of care be? Therapy: $4680 CPST: $4332* MH Assessment: $ 519 Pharm Mgt: $5060 AOD Services: $2600 Minimum : $ per year cost Maximum: $17,191 per year cost* *Additional units of CPST can be provided if approved by Health Plan
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Questions Are the service provided leading to good outcomes?
How do you know this? How much service is being provided to people? How do clinicians know how much service to provide? How are services being provided? Example: Groups are more cost-effective than individual services. Example: Therapy provided by master’s level clinicians cost less than therapy provided by a doctor
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Agency Specific Data Using the requested data elements, provide total reimbursement for services: # Level 1 Low Utilization: # low cost consumers that will be eligible for Health Homes (may be low cost in terms of MH TX, but may have high medical care costs) Level 2 Medium Utilization: # medium range utilization consumers that will probably be in the health home Level 3 High Utilization: # highest utilization consumers that will be eligible for Health Homes Directions: Take a look at your reimbursement data and sort clients into 3 categories: Consumers with low utilization of CPST Consumers with medium utilization of CPST Consumers with high utilization of CPST Data can be sorted into even-numbered categories, or in predefined categories like “Meds Only”, “Designated CSM” and “Specialized CSM”
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Agency Specific Data Example: Agency A
Agency A – took the Health Home eligible population, and sorted the total # by CPST usage (Low, Medium, High) 298 Level 1 Low Utilization: # low cost consumers that will be eligible for Health Homes (may be low cost in terms of MH TX, but may have high medical care costs) 299 Level 2 Medium Utilization: # medium range utilization consumers that will probably be in the health home Level 3 High Utilization: # highest utilization consumers that will be eligible for Health Homes
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Agency A – Reimbursement by CPT code and Level
Reimbursement Data Agency A – Reimbursement by CPT code and Level Unit per hr. Unit per month Total Reimbursement Level 1 Average Reimbursement Level 1 Total Reimbursement Level 2 Average Reimbursement Level 2 Total Reimbursement Level 3 Average Reimbursement Level 3 State Benefit Limits CPT Codes Benefit Limit Health Home Services Reimbursement BH Services Individual Therapy H0004 52 hrs. per year $90 per hr. $90.00 22,845.00 76.66 62,188.00 207.99 122,886.00 412.37 Group Therapy H0004 HQ $9.87 per 15 min $39.48 - CPST H0036 104 hrs. per year S0281 83.32 per hr. $83.32 40,980.00 137.52 377,862.00 1,263.75 1,439,712.00 4,831.25 Health Home $188 per month $188.00 MH Assessment H0031 4 hrs. per year per hr. $129.99 65,552.00 219.97 19,920.00 66.62 19,676.00 66.03 Pharm Mgt 90863 24 hrs. per year per hr. $210.87 450,161.00 1,510.61 719,132.00 2,405.12 788,451.00 2,645.81 Psychiatric Eval 90792 2 hrs. per year $ AOD Services AOD Assessment H0001 30 hrs. per week $96.24 per hr. $96.24 1,731.00 5.81 2,237.00 7.48 1,743.00 5.85 AOD Ind Therapy 87.27 per hr. $87.27 15,407.00 51.70 19,625.00 65.64 20,150.00 67.62 AOD Group Therapy H0005 $9.52 per 15 min $38.08 AOD CSM H0007 $78.17 per hr. $78.17 AOD Med Som H0016 5,353.00 17.96
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Observations for Agency A
Average usage of CPST by level: Level 1 (Low): $76.66 per year Level 2 (Medium): $1263 per year Level 3 (High): $4831 per year Average: $2076 per year 104 hrs of CPST: $4332 per year On average, Agency A provides less than half the allotted CPST hrs per case. On average, Agency A provides an array of services to consumers, and does not limit itself to providing only CPST
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Defining the Population
Using state data, identify the number of people within your defined catchment area who will be eligible for population you are proposing to serve. In the case of Agency A, we are looking at Health Home eligibility. Purpose: This worksheet will help identify the total future population of Health Homes 1) How many people are enrolled in Medicaid in your catchment area? # a) Total # of Medicaid enrollees currently in services 2) What is the total # of people identified in the catchment area / population who are eligible for HH? a) Total # of HH eligible currently enrolled in services b) Total # of eligible who are enrolled in HH
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Defining the Population
Agency A data: Purpose: This worksheet will help identify the total future population of Health Homes 1) How many people are enrolled in Medicaid in your catchment area? 1800 a) Total # of Medicaid enrollees currently in services 895 2) What is the total # of people identified in the catchment area / population who are eligible for HH? a) Total # of HH eligible currently enrolled in services b) Total # of eligible who are enrolled in HH 300 Total Medicaid in Catchment Area Total Medicaid currently in services % of Medicaid in services for catchment area Total # of HH eligible in catchment area Total # of HH Eligible Currently enrolled in services % of HH Eligible at agency Total # of eligible currently enrolled in HH Total % of enrolled HH participants at agency Total % of enrolled HH eligible for catchment area 50% 34% 17%
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Estimating the Penetration Rate
Purpose: Agencies may be identifying specific targets for enrollment of Health Home participants, which will created an expected penetration rate. This worksheet will provide the expectation of reimbursement based on enrollment. Enter in your expected enrollment percentage 1) # of people who are in catchment area who are eligible for health homes # a) # of people if target % of eligible are enrolled % Target #% i) Monthly revenue = a) X rate Total # Eligible for HH Percentage target Enrollment # target Monthly Case Rate Monthly Revenue with enrollment target Annual Case Rate Annual Revenue $ 188 $ $ 2,256
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Estimating the Penetration Rate using Agency A data
Purpose: Agencies may be identifying specific targets for enrollment of Health Home participants, which will created an expected penetration rate. This worksheet will provide the expectation of reimbursement based on enrollment. Enter in your expected enrollment percentage 1) # of people who are in catchment area who are eligible for health homes 1800 a) # of people if target % of eligible are enrolled % Target 30% i) Monthly revenue = a) X rate Total # Eligible for HH Percentage target Enrollment # target Monthly Case Rate Monthly Revenue with enrollment target Annual Case Rate Annual Revenue 540 $ 188 $ 101,520 $ 2,256 $ 1,218,240
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Determining Actual Utilization
The purpose of this step is to look at what actual services are being provided to consumers by intensity level. Health Home consumers receive other services that contribute to positive health outcomes beyond CPST & MH Assessment What is the total cost of care for a consumer? Health Home eligible service + other BH services What is the range of Health Home eligible service provided by level of intensity
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Agency A Utilization Data
Low intensity Services Medium Level Intensity Services High Intensity Services Total Reimbursement CPST $ ,980.00 $ ,862.00 $ ,439,712.00 $ ,858,554.00 BH Assessment $ ,552.00 $ ,920.00 $ ,676.00 $ ,148.00 Other MH services $ ,006.00 $ ,320.00 $ ,337.00 $ ,165,663.00 AOD Services $ ,491.00 $ ,862.00 $ ,893.00 $ ,246.00 $ ,029.00 $ ,200,964.00 $ ,392,618.00 $ ,195,611.00 Eligible HH Services (CPST+MHA) $ ,532.00 $ ,782.00 $ ,459,388.00 $ ,963,702.00
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Utilization Data Low intensity Services
Low intensity Services Medium Level Intensity Services High Intensity Services Total Reimbursement CPST $ # $ # $ # $ BH Assessment $ # Other MH services AOD Services Eligible HH Services (CPST+MHA)
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Range of CPST Provided With comparing HH potential revenue with actual fee for service reimbursement, we need to look at actual range of use, rather than anticipating that all cases will need and are currently receiving the maximum amount of CPST ($4332) Low intensity Services Medium Level Intensity Services High Intensity Services Total Reimbursement Eligible HH Services (CPST+MHA) $ CPST Cost Range $# #
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Agency A Range of CPST Provided
For Agency A, CPST usage was low for both low intensity and medium intensity consumers. The range for high intensity users was wide. Low intensity Services Medium Level Intensity Services High Intensity Services Total Reimbursement Eligible HH Services (CPST+MHA) $ ,532.00 $ ,782.00 $ ,459,388.00 $ ,963,702.00 CPST Cost Range $ $341.28 $ $ $ $ $0 - $11,517.70
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Replacing Fee for Service Reimbursement with Case Rates
Using data from Agency A, this worksheet replaces the reimbursement from CPST and MH Assessment with the monthly case rate: Low Intensity Services Medium Intensity Services High Intensity Services Total Reimbursement Health Home $ ,288.00 $ ,544.00 $ ,019,120.00 Other MH services $ ,006.00 $ ,320.00 $ ,337.00 $ ,165,663.00 AOD Services $ ,491.00 $ ,862.00 $ ,893.00 $ ,246.00 Total Annual Reimbursement $ ,167,785.00 $ ,477,726.00 $ ,605,518.00 $ ,251,029.00
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Digging Deeper into the Data
For Agency A, looking at the range of case specific data, 36% of the Health Home eligible consumers received services reimbursed at more than the Health Home Rate. The primary difference in reimbursement is with the high intensity utilizers of CPST. Low Intensity Services Medium Intensity Services High Intensity Services All Services 28 298 326 0% 9% 99% 36%
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Comparing Fee for Service Reimbursement to Health Home Reimbursement
Using Agency A’s data, we will compare reimbursement for Health Home eligible services: Health Home Only Services Low Intensity Services Medium Intensity Services High Intensity Services Total Reimbursement Health Home $ ,288.00 $ ,544.00 $ ,019,120.00 CPST+MHA $ ,532.00 $ ,782.00 $ ,459,388.00 $ ,963,702.00 Difference $ ,756.00 $ ,762.00 $ (787,100.00) $ ,418.00 For Agency A, moving to Health Home case rates for 100% of consumers will result in a $55,418 surplus. Other conclusions: Enrolling an even mix of Low / Medium / High intensity services will yield possible savings. Enrolling only High intensity services consumers will result in a loss of revenue
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Comparing Fee for Service Reimbursement to Health Home Reimbursement
Using Agency A’s data, we will compare reimbursement for all behavioral health services: All Behavioral Health Services Low Intensity Services Medium Intensity Services High Intensity Services Total Reimbursement Health Home $ ,167,785.00 $ ,477,726.00 $ ,605,518.00 $ ,251,029.00 Fee for service $ ,029.00 $ ,200,964.00 $ ,392,618.00 $ ,195,611.00 Difference $ ,756.00 $ ,762.00 $ (787,100.00) $ ,418.00
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Looking at Outcomes We know that reimbursement is only one part of case rate. We have to compare the services that are provided to the outcomes that we want to achieve
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Paying for the Outcome Going back to the definition of Case Rates: A case rate (or bundled payment) represents a pre-determined amount of money paid to a provider organization to cover the average costs of all services needed to achieve a successful outcome for a pre-defined episode of care. What if payment was based on the outcome of the services?
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Pre-Health Home Data Using data from Agency A, we look at three outcomes: Inpatient admission rates Emergency Department admission rates 12 or more pharmaceuticals rates
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Pre-Health Home Data Inpatient Admission Data # Low Intensity Services
Medium Intensity Services High Intensity Services Total Population Total Number # Average Range
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Agency A Pre-Health Home Data
Inpatient Admission Data (9 months -2014) Low Intensity Services Medium Intensity Services High Intensity Services Total Population Total Number 148 173 177 498 Average 0.50 0.58 0.59 0.56 Range 0-15 0-20 Health Home eligible consumers had a total of 498 admissions, with a .5 admission rate per person. Range of admissions for medium to high intensity consumers was 0-20
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Pre-Health Home Data Emergency Department Admission Data #
Low Intensity Services Medium Intensity Services High Intensity Services Total Population Total Number # Average Range 20 plus (ave 2X per month) ED admission rate was HIGHER with the low intensity service population The range of admissions was 0-49 admissions A small portion of the low intensity and high intensity consumers had 20 plus admissions in a 9 month period
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Agency A Pre-Health Home Data
Emergency Department Admission Data (9 months – 2014) Low Intensity Services Medium Intensity Services High Intensity Services Total Population Total Number 991 755 835 2581 Average 3.33 2.53 2.80 2.88 Range 0-46 0-49 20 plus (ave 2X per month) 8 2 ED admission rate was HIGHER with the low intensity service population The range of admissions was 0-49 admissions A small portion of the low intensity and high intensity consumers had 20 plus admissions in a 9 month period
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Pre-Health Home Data 12 or more pharmaceuticals #
Low Intensity Services Medium Intensity Services High Intensity Services Total Population Total Number # Average Consumer with low intensity services were more likely to be prescribed 12 or more pharmaceuticals than consumers high intensity services
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Agency A Pre-Health Home Data
12 or more pharmaceuticals – 9 month data 2014 Low Intensity Services Medium Intensity Services High Intensity Services Total Population Total Number 161 157 115 433 Average 54% 53% 39% 48% Consumer with low intensity services were more likely to be prescribed 12 or more pharmaceuticals than consumers high intensity services
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Data Collection Needs Agencies need to have someone who can work w/ spreadsheets Having raw data makes it easy to sort The data should not come w/ conclusions Don’t make it complicated If there are other factors / sources of income –remove them out of the equation Be open about looking at the data Don’t use the data to prove a decision you have already made
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Data Collection Elements
Agencies need to have access to the following data: Current Medicaid eligibility & enrollment by catchment area Current agency reimbursement by client Works best if the data spans 1 year IF the only available data is for less than a year, formulas in the worksheet need to be adjusted By CPT code Separate out CPST & MH Assessment Can add BH services together Therapy codes, group codes, pharmacy mgt, psych eval Current range of reimbursement Necessary in order to start drilling down the data
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Data Analysis Decisions to make: Health Home enrollment target
If you are just starting out – what is your target? Separate out by program type Ex: Low intensity = Traditional Outpatient Services Medium Intensity = Community Case Management High Intensity = Specialized Case Management Separate out by CPST usage evenly Ex: 900 consumers Sort into 3 groups w/ # of CPST units ranging form high to low
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Drilling it Down Drill data down by program
Add in other reimbursement data Health Homes are not stand alone programs Agencies need to look at outcome data Are the services provided making a difference? By Program? Which services? Agencies need to look identify their target populations High intensity consumers Mix of intensity of consumers Varying % of intensity of consumers
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Conclusion The data analysis is just a starting point
Data should lead to more questions Data should generate a lot of discussion
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Clinical Services Implications
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Clinical Services Implications
Disease Pathways/Care Flows must be designed: Levels of Care & Associated Service Packages Identification of Treat to Target Parameters Team Based Care Bundled Rate Estimates
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Clinical Services Logic Model
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Resources American Hospital Association: Issue Brief Moving Towards Bundled Payment CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement: Learning & Resources Area Transitioning to Episode Based Care
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