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What does the Affordable Care Act Mean to You as an AI/AN. Donald Warne, MD, MPH Oglala Lakota Senior Policy Consultant Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board & Director Office of Native American Health Sanford Health. Overview. Brief overview of PPACA
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What does the Affordable Care Act Mean to You as an AI/AN Donald Warne, MD, MPH Oglala Lakota Senior Policy Consultant Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board & Director Office of Native American Health Sanford Health
Overview • Brief overview of PPACA • Brief overview of Indian Health System • Impact of PPACA on Indian Health System • What does this mean to you? • Jennifer Cooper—Key Components of Insurance Reform and Consumer Protections
Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act • PPACA—March 23, 2010, includes IHCIA • Health Insurance Reform—PEC, PrevSvs, etc • “Government Takeover of Health Care” • No Single Payer • “Obamacare” • No Public Option • Individual Mandate • Employer Mandate • Impact on AI/ANs?
Who is Insured? • Private: • Employed adults and families • “Health Insurers Post Record Profits” • Five largest insurers had $12.2B profit in 2009 • Public: • Elderly—Medicare • Impoverished—Medicaid, CHIP • Military Veterans—VA • AI/AN—Is IHS Insurance?
Portland Billings California Phoenix Nashville Tucson Navajo Oklahoma Alaska Albuquerque IHS Areas Aberdeen Bemidji
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE • The Indian Health Service (IHS) is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people • Its goal is to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people
CMS Role in Indian Health Care • Medicare and Medicaid third-party revenue are increasing portions of Indian health budgets • Important to bill at service unit level • CMS is key component of the trust responsibility • AI/AN Medicare and Medicaid coverage impacts Contract Health Service (CHS) spending • Any changes in CMS policies and programs can make a significant difference in Indian health budgets and programs
AI Health Disparities Life Expectancy in Years: MenWomenTotal U.S. 74.1 79.5 76.9 AAIHS 63.571.067.3 Disparity: 10.6 8.5 9.6 Median age at death in SD (2007): 81.0 General Population 59.0 AI Population
AI Health Disparities Death rates from preventable diseases among AIs are significantly higher than among non-Indians: • Diabetes 208% greater • Alcoholism 526% greater • Accidents 150% greater • Suicide 60% greater Indian Health Service. Regional Differences in Indian Health 2002-2003
AI/AN Cancer Disparities IHS total: 184.1
PPACA Role in Indian Health Care Key Provisions: No Cost Sharing Coverage of Preventive Services Expanding Medicaid Coverage Expanding FQHCs I/T/U Delivery System • IHS only • Tribal 638 services • Urban Indian Health Centers • Payer Source • NAR, CHS only • On Medicaid • On Medicare • Privately Insured
2009 IHS Expenditures Per Capita and Other Federal Health Care Expenditures Per Capita Per Capita spending in the year for which data are published most recently – see base of each bar. IHSMedical IHSOther 2008 2009 2007 2007 2009 1999 $648 2009 See page 2 notes on reverse for data sources and extrapolation assumptions.
IHS Budget 2008 3,782 700 345
DHHS Budget 2008~$800 Billion 386 202 28.9 4.1
Indian Health Payer System IHS Federal PL 93-638 Tribal AI Healthcare Consumer Medicaid State Health Sector
Percent High School Graduation 2000 Census
Percent At or Below FPL 2000 Census
Medicaid Considerations • States determine Medicaid Plan—even for services covered by 100% FMAP • (e.g. TCM in ND v SD or BH meds in AZ v NM) • States control number of All-Inclusive Rates billed per day (100% FMAP) • (e.g. 3/day in AZ—1/day in SD—changed!) IHS or Tribal services 100% FMAP State
Thank you! Donald Warne donald.warne@sanfordhealth.org
SD Medicaid Next Steps • Continue Medical Processes • Expand efforts in BH services coordination • IHS, Tribal, State, Private Sector, ATR? • Identify issues in LTC • Partners in Advocacy • e.g. Full funding of IHS—more local services—more access to 100% FMAP payments