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Alliance for Health Reform/Kaiser Family Foundation Washington, DC July 16, 2007 Medicare Advantage: Restructure Payments for Results Joseph Antos, Ph.D. Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy American Enterprise Institute
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2 Key MA payment principles Capitation Risk adjustment Competitive bidding
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3 Why is there a problem? Aftermath of BBA97 Regional politics Flawed bidding system Incomplete competition
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4 Current rhetoric focuses on “pay-fors” Willie Sutton was right— Go where the money is!
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5 Broader policy objectives Better value—from FFS and MA Innovation in health care delivery More sensible benefit structures Fiscal restraint Options for consumers
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6 Treat the cause, not the symptoms Take a lesson from Part D Plans bid against each other, not against benchmarks Transition to full competition Remember “comparative cost adjustment”? FFS and MA should be on an equal footing on all dimensions, not only payment Hold FFS and MA accountable for improving care delivery Requires major FFS reform
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