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Paul Saucier. State Approaches to Integrating Care. LTQA/NCHC Capitol Hill Forum April 24, 2014. OVERVIEW.
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Paul Saucier State Approaches to Integrating Care LTQA/NCHC Capitol Hill Forum April 24, 2014
OVERVIEW • Traditionally, state Medicaid-funded medical systems, long term services and supports (LTSS) systems, and mental health systems have operated on parallel planes, and all 3 of these Medicaid systems have been very separate from Medicare • Increasingly, states are turning to integrated care models to: • Improve outcomes • Enhance experience • Reduce costs • Streamline administration • In particular, states have moved rapidly to integrate LTSS with medical services in Medicaid-only models and Medicaid-Medicare models
WI NY CA NC AZ 19 STATES HAD INTEGRATED LTSS AND MEDICAL CARE TO SOME EXTENT AS OF APRIL 2014, UP FROM 8 IN 2004 WA MN MA MI RI PA IL DE KS TN NM TX FL HI MLTSS implemented 1989-2004 MLTSS implemented 2005-2014
THE NUMBER OF LTSS USERS IN INTEGRATED PROGRAMS IS PROJECTED TO DOUBLE THIS YEAR Sources: 2004 and 2012: The Growth of MLTSS Programs: A 2012 Update (Truven Health for CMS) 2013 and 2014: Truven Health estimates.
HOW IS CARE INTEGRATED? • Care coordinator role is key: • Assesses the consumer’s needs and preferences • Works with PCP and multiple other parties to plan, authorize and coordinate services • Monitors service plan • Follows consumer across settings and through transitions of care • Uses multiple methods to facilitate information transfer across multiple parties
POPULAR IMAGE OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEETING PCP Consumer Care Coordinator Pharmacy Consultant Specialist Physical Therapist Daughter Social Worker
REAL WORLD CARE COORDINATION Specialist PCP Rx Consultant • Phone • Electronic Transfer • EMR • F-to-F (office visit) • F-to-F (co-located) • Electronic Transfer • Phone • F-to-F (team mtg) • F-to-F (office visit) • Phone, Fax • Internal Info System Phone • Phone, Fax • F-to-F (home) Consumer Care Coordinator Phone • F-to-F (in-home services) • F-to-F (team mtg) • F-to-F (home) Phone • Internal Info System Phone • Phone, Fax Phone, F-to-F Phone, F-to-F • Phone, Fax • Phone, Fax, Electronic Authorization State/County Social Services, CBOs Home Care Provider Daughter Social Worker
STATES VARY CONSIDERABLY ON HOW DETAILED THEY MAKE CARE COORDINATION SPECIFICATIONS • Qualifications • Nurses, social workers, degrees, experience • Contact with consumers • Face-to-face almost always required, but intervals vary • Person-centered planning • Language is prevalent, details are rare • Caseload ratios • If specified, generally differ by risk category • Partnerships with community based organizations that have traditionally provided coordination of LTSS • A few states mandate relationships, but allow discretion in the nature of relationship
WORK IN PROGRESS • Role of traditional care coordination agencies (AAAs, CILs, and other CBOs) • HIT in LTSS agencies • Interoperability across systems • Measures of integration and LTSS