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© 2002 Mercer Human Resource Consulting Arnold Milstein MD, MPH National Health Care Thought Leader, Mercer Medical Director, Pacific Business Group on Health arnold.milstein@mercer.com Pivot Points: Employer and Plan Solutions Most Likely to Moderate Costs July 30, 2002
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2 G:\HCGB\MAS\MILSTEIN\meetings\ClientForum7-30-02.ppt © 2002 Mercer Human Resource Consulting Starting Gate Observations Aging and biomedical tech collide with 1.2 Purchasers seek better, less costly care Purchasers can’t afford angry enrollees Primary purchaser tools are incentives for consumers and suppliers What is most likely to succeed?
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3 G:\HCGB\MAS\MILSTEIN\meetings\ClientForum7-30-02.ppt © 2002 Mercer Human Resource Consulting #1Focus of Incentives for Consumers Selection of plans Add selection of providers, care management, and treatments Focus on biggest remaining sources of total annual cost variation
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4 G:\HCGB\MAS\MILSTEIN\meetings\ClientForum7-30-02.ppt © 2002 Mercer Human Resource Consulting #2Bases of Comparing Costliness e.g. Pitney-Bowes, UHC, BHCAG, PBGH Biggest discounts or lowest unit prices Best total longitudinal efficiency (AKA “TCO”)
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5 G:\HCGB\MAS\MILSTEIN\meetings\ClientForum7-30-02.ppt © 2002 Mercer Human Resource Consulting #3Who Keeps Savings from High Yield, Capital-intensive Re-engineering? Focused on early supplier adopters Purchaser (mostly) Shared by purchaser & supplier
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6 G:\HCGB\MAS\MILSTEIN\meetings\ClientForum7-30-02.ppt © 2002 Mercer Human Resource Consulting #4Cost Insulation for Highest Risk Consumers Out-of-pocket limits that exclude higher co-pay or co-insurance tiers when more efficient, high quality options are available; or positive incentives for highest risk consumers. UnconditionalConditional
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7 G:\HCGB\MAS\MILSTEIN\meetings\ClientForum7-30-02.ppt © 2002 Mercer Human Resource Consulting How Much Do Pivot Points Matter? Ungeared plan (PCA) Geared plan x 3 w/positive incentives Geared plan x 3 w/negative incentives If “critical mass” tips supplier re-engineering 7%-8% 10%-15% 15%-25% >30% Consumer Engagement ApproachEst. Premium Trend Offset
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