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Explore the landscape of health care costs, managed care, reimbursement trends, and the role of insurance in the U.S. health care system. Understand key statistics on spending, insurance sources, and support for system reform. Delve into efforts by organizations like the AMA to promote health, reduce costs, and improve care delivery. Learn about the impact of chronic diseases, Medicare challenges, and the reality of health care reform initiatives. Stay informed on key issues shaping the future of health care in America.
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Health Care Costs: Managed Care, Prospective Payment, and Reimbursement Trends
Where does insurance come from? Employer-sponsored 61% Private/ Non-group 5% Uninsured 18% Medicaid/ Public Health Insurance 16%
U.S. Health Care Spending 2018: $4.4 Trillion 2008: $2.4 Trillion
5 American College of Physicians, Ann Intern Med 2008;148:55-7
Percentage of national health expenditures spent on health administration, 2003 American College of Physicians, Ann Intern Med 2008;148:55-75
Support for Health System Reform “We can no longer afford to put health care reform on hold.” ~ President Barack Obama, Feb. 24, 2009 “Rising health costs undermine our strength in the global marketplace.” ~ Sens. Baucus and Kennedy, Feb. 26, 2009 WSJ “We can achieve health-care reform in America . . . if we do it in a truly bipartisan basis.” ~ Sen. John McCain, Feb. 25, 2009, CNN
Commitment “You have our commitment to play, to contribute and to help pass healthcare reform this year.” ~ AHIP Chief Executive Karen Ignagni, at the Obama health care summit, March 5, 2009
AMA working closely with: • Obama Administration • Senate HELP and Finance • House Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce • Health Reform Dialogue Group • State attorneys general • State medical societies
Health System Reform • Provide health care coverage for all • Improve quality • Promote wellness and prevention • Reform public programs • Reform health care delivery systems • Reduce cost and increase value
The AMA Plan • Affordability • Choice • Fairness
Annual costs of chronic disease • Heart disease and stroke $448B • Smoking and tobacco use $193B • Diabetes $174B • Obesity $117B • Cancer $89B • Arthritis $81B • Pregnancy complications $1B • (pre-delivery)Total = $1.1Trillion Source: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/overview.htm
The Medicare Dilemma Practice Costs Medicare Cuts
Stimulus Rhetoric vs. Reality • Health Information Technology (HIT) • Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) • The first step toward health system reform • www.ama-assn.org/go/patients