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PACE: A New Line of BusinessHow PACE Works Session 211-P October 15, 2011 Dan Gray
Agenda • Participant Net Growth Rate • Rates and Participant Payer Mix • Capital Costs • Operating Practices • Contracted Services • Financial Performance
Participant Net Growth Most critical and difficult to predict Many factors interrelated (access, approval process, eligibility, community perceptions) Death rates (increase in years 3-5)
Participant Net Growth • Competition—real or perceived • Marketing—reaching potential participants • Gatekeepers—Division of Aging, AAA • Financial Eligibility—100% to 300% of poverty level
Participant Net Growth Greater initial enrollment (accelerate break even) Staffing for growth (assessment and timely additions of staff) Timely expansion of adult day health center capacity
Rates Medicaid rate—negotiated with the state and usually has a rate for dually capitated participants and a separate rate for Medicaid only Medicare rate based on participant’s medical history and frailty Pharmacy (Part D) requires actuarial determined rate
Payor Mix Higher capitation for ESRD Lower rate for Medicaid only Documentation dramatically affects Medicare rate
Medicare Payment • Based on diagnosis plus frailty factor • Medicare risk scores ranged from 1.672 to 3.424 based on January 2010 PDAC data • Average risk score=2.44 • Improvement of .10 in risk score equals approximately $100 PMPM
Capital Costs *Range due to relationship between building condition and capital requirements
Capital Costs • Reserves based on 30 days capitation revenue and contractual costs (approximately 12% of net revenues) • Adequate Reserves • Cash • Guarantee • LOC
Operating Factors/Practices • Participants living alone—5 to 40% (dramatically affects costs) • Prevalence of specific chronic diseases • ESRD • COPD • Behavioral
Operating Factors/Practices Primary care effectiveness Team Performance Day center attendance Day center expansion—mitosis or start from scratch
Operating Factors/Practices End of life care Caregiver support Participant noncompliance management Review all hospital discharges and readmits within 30 days
Contractual Services Hospital—rates and utilization significantly affect financial performance Nursing Home—utilization Assisted Living Home health/home care Specialists
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