the aca and medicaid health homes chuck ingoglia national council for community behavioral...

The ACA and Medicaid Health Homes

Chuck IngogliaNational Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare

Two HypothesesSick Care/Health Care: Federal, State and Local

healthcare reform is in the process of dramatically changing the American healthcare system from a sick care system to a true health care system

Importance of Behavioral Health: Prevalence and Cost Studies are showing that this cannot be accomplished without addressing the healthcare needs of Americans with a serious mental illness and the mental health and substance use needs of all Americans

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Exhibit 1. International Comparison of Spending on Health, 1980–2009

Average spending on healthper capita ($US PPP)

Total expenditures on healthas percent of GDP

Note: PPP = Purchasing power parity—an estimate of the exchange rate required to equalize the purchasing power of different currencies, given the prices of goods and services in the countries concerned.Source: OECD Health Data 2011 (Nov. 2011).

The Affordable Care Act: Four Key Strategies

U.S. health care reform, with or without federal legislation, is moving forward to address key issues

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Primary Care and Behavioral HealthMost PCPs do a good job of diagnosing and beginning

treatment for depression (Annals of Internal Medicine, 9/07)

• 1,131 patients in 45 primary care practices across 13 states

PCPs did less well following up with treatment over time—less than half of patients completed a minimal course of medications or psychotherapy

Lowest quality of care occurred among those with the most serious symptoms, including those with evidence of suicide or substance use

“Right now PCPs don’t have the tools necessary to decide which patients to treat and which to refer on to specialized MH care”

Morbidity and Mortality in People with Serious Mental Illness Persons with serious mental illness (SMI) are dying 25

years earlier than the general population

While suicide and injury account for about 30-40% of excess mortality, 60% of premature deaths in persons with schizophrenia are due to medical conditions such as cardiovascular, pulmonary and infectious diseases

Morbidity and Mortality-SMIHigher rates of modifiable risk factors:

Smoking Alcohol consumption Poor nutrition / obesity Lack of exercise “Unsafe” sexual behavior IV drug use Residence in group care facilities and homeless shelters

Vulnerability due to higher rates of: Homelessness Victimization / trauma Unemployment Poverty Incarceration Social isolation

Co-morbidities in the Adult Population

Source: Druss & Walker. “Mental disorders and medical comorbidity.” The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Synthesis Project, February 2011.

Role of Specialists in the Future

Source: Open Minds, May 2012

Key Elements of Integrated ModelsAligned financial incentives

Information exchange

Multidisciplinary care teams accountable for coordinating the full range of services

Competent provider networks

Mechanisms for assessing and rewarding high quality care

New Paradigm – Primary Care in Behavioral Health OrganizationsFunding starting to open up for embedding primary medical care into CBHOs, a critical component of meeting the needs of adults with serious mental illness

Clinical Design for Adults with Low to Moderate and Youth with Low to

High BH Risk and Complexity

Primary Care Clinic with Behavioral

Health Clinicians embedded, providing

assessment, PCP

consultation, care

management and direct service

Partnership/Linkage with

Specialty CBHO for persons who need their care stepped up to

address increased risk and complexity with ability to step back to Primary Care

Clinical Design for Adults with Moderate to High BH Risk and

Complexity

Community Behavioral Healthcare Organization with an embedded

Primary Care Medical Clinic with ability to address the full range of

primary healthcare needs of persons with moderate to high

behavioral health risk and complexity

Food Mart

CBHOFood MartCBHO

New Medicaid State Option for Healthcare Homes

State plan option allowing Medicaid beneficiaries with or at risk of two or more chronic conditions (including mental illness or substance abuse) to designate a “health home”

Community behavioral health organizations are included as eligible providers

Effective Jan. 2011

“Dear State Medicaid Director” Letter issued November 16, 2010

What is ACA Section 2703?Goal: enhanced integration and coordination of primary, acute,

behavioral health (mental health and substance use), and long-term services and supports for persons across the lifespan with chronic illness

CMS expects that use of the health home service delivery model will result in •lowered rates of emergency room use, •reduction in hospital admissions and re-admissions, •reduction in health care costs, •less reliance on long-term care facilities, and •improved experience of care and quality of care outcomes for the individual

Eligibility CriteriaTo be eligible, individuals must have:

Two or more chronic conditions, OROne condition and the risk of developing another, ORAt least one serious and persistent mental health

condition

The chronic conditions listed in statute include a mental health condition, a substance abuse disorder, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and obesity (as evidenced by a BMI of > 25).

States may add other conditions subject to approval by CMS

Health Home Services

90% Federal match rate for the following services during the first 8 fiscal year quarters when the program is in effect:Comprehensive care managementCare coordination and health promotionComprehensive transitional care from inpatient to other

settingsPatient and family supportReferral to community and social support services

How does health IT support these activities?

States to Date….6 State Plans have been approved:

Missouri (2) – Behavioral Health and Primary CareRhode Island (2) – adults and children with SMINew York – chronic behavioral and physical healthOregon – chronic behavioral and physical health

4 states have submitted State Plans and await approval: Iowa, North Carolina, Washington

15 States with Planning Grants: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia,

Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

Things to Consider

Who is Eligible & Who to Enroll?

What information is needed for management of enrolled clients?

What mechanisms are in place to ensure health plan and/or hospital participation/data-sharing?

What supports are necessary for behavioral health staff to adopt and implement a whole-person orientation?

Things to Consider …. continued

How do you collect and report quality measures?

Do your staff (and state leaders) have a population-health perspective?

How will you systematically implement self-management training and support?

How will you support clinical information system adoption and implementation?

Questions?

Chuck IngogliaSr. Vice President, Public Policy & Practice ImprovementChucki@thenationalcouncil.org