Carrie Banahan, Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange, presented on KYNECT: Kentucky's Healthcare Connection at the State Legislative Conference on November 6, 2015.
3. Kentucky at a Glance
• 120 Counties
• Median Household Income $43,399
• 4.3 million Kentuckians
• 1.3 million served through Medicaid
• State Based Exchange (kynect) 100,000 members
served
4. Medicaid at a Glance
• 1.3 Million Members
• $9 Billion Budget
• Managed Care Delivery System
• ACA Changes
Medicaid Expansion
Behavioral Health Delivery System
Expanded Provider Network
State Based Exchange – kynect
Streamlined Eligibility and Enrollment
5. Expansion Background
• Workforce Capacity Study
http://healthbenefitexchange.ky.gov/Documents/KY%20Cap%20Study%20Summar
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• Initial Report Completed March 2013
• Recommendations Included:
• Improve licensure data quality and reporting
• Expand limited services clinics
• Whitepaper http://governor.ky.gov/healthierky/Documents/Medicaid
ExpansionWhitePaper.pdf
6. Decision to Expand Medicaid
• Positive Economic Impact
• Significant Cost Associated with Not Expanding
• Right Decision for Kentuckian’s Health
• Goals:
Reduce the number of uninsured
Improve the health status of the state
Boost the economy
8. The 2013 white paper estimated that 147,634 newly
eligible members would enroll by the end of state fiscal
year (SFY) 2014, with total enrollment increasing to
187,898 by the end of SFY 2021.
The 2013 whitepaper anticipated a decrease in the
uninsured rate, but did not contain a quantifiable
estimate. Stressed individuals with insurance are
healthier. Rate of uninsured estimated at 20.4%,
The 2013 whitepaper projected a net positive impact
of $841.3 million to the state budget from SFY2014 to
SFY2021 as a result of expanding Medicaid eligibility.
The 2013 whitepaper did not have projections for
uncompensated care but stressed that hospitals would
be forced to take on additional financial burdens with
reductions in DSH.
The 2013 whitepaper estimated that a total of 17,000
new jobs would be added to the Kentucky economy
through SFY 2021 as a result of expansion.
The 2013 whitepaper predicted Medicaid expansion
would have a net positive cumulative impact of $15.6
billion between SFY2014 and SFY2012
Medicaid expansion enrollment increased by 375,175
by the end of calendar year (CY) 2014, with the
expansion population representing 8.5% of the total
state population.
Compared with all other states, Kentucky experienced
the second largest decrease in its uninsured rate; the
uninsured rate dropped from 20.4 percent in 2013 to
11.9 percent in mid-2014.
The net difference between expanding and not
expanding is now projected to have a positive $919.1
million impact on the state budget from SFY2014 to
SFY2021.
Uncompensated care costs for Kentucky hospitals were
$1.15 billion lower during the first three quarters of
CY2014 compared with the same period in CY2013.
Revised estimates indicate the state will recognize the
creation of approximately 40,000 new jobs as a result
of expansion.
Between SFY2014 and SFY2021, Medicaid expansion is
now estimated to have a net positive cumulative
impact of $30.1 billion on Kentucky’s economy.
Enrollees
Uninsured rate
Avoided costs
Uncompensated
care
Job creation
Cumulative impact
on state economy
2013 Predictions 2015 Facts and Projections
Kentucky Medicaid Expansion
9. Expansion Demographics
• Average age = 38
• Evenly distributed between males and
females
• Health Status
– High Cholesterol
– Diabetes
– COPD
– Asthma
– Depression
10. Overview of Selected Preventive Services
*Based Medicaid Claims Data
Preventive Services for Medicaid Expansion
More Screenings = Better Health
17,000 screened for colorectal cancer
26,000 received mammograms
34,000 screened for cervical cancer
46,000 screened for diabetes
13,000 received treatment for substance abuse
80,000 had preventive dental visits
1 – Calendar Year 2014
13. Medicaid Expansion Payments to Providers
Payments from 1/2014 through 6/10/2015
Hospital $ 918,685,939
Pharmacy $ 487,054,134
Physician, FQHC, Primary Care, etc. $ 416,767,441
Other $ 119,947,655
Dental $ 44,605,246
Behavioral health $ 29,808,286
Medical equipment $ 24,810,524
Total $ 2,041,679,225
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Medicaid Expansion Payments to Providers
14. • Implemented November 1, 2011
- $375M GF Savings
- $1.3B Savings over 3 years
• 5 MCOs Serving Medicaid Members
– Anthem
– Coventry/Aetna
– Humana
– Passport
– WellCare
• Must provide medically necessary services as outlined in Medicaid
regulations with approvals from CMS (federal)
• Flexibility regarding prior authorizations, rates and structure of contracts
• Flexibility to create value-added services
• Does not serve Medicaid members in long term care facilities or 1915(c)
waivers
Medicaid Expansion Payments to Providers
Managed Care Overview
17. Overview: The Marketplace
kynect
Kentucky
Health Benefit
Exchange
Deloitte
IT vendor
OATS
IT Support
Staff
Department
for Medicaid
Services
DCBS
Eligibility
Workers
Kynectors
IPAs
Navigators
Department
of Insurance
Xerox
Call Center
18. Overview: kynect Governance
Executive
• Governor of Kentucky
• Secretary, Cabinet for
Health and Family
Services
• Office of the Kentucky
Health Benefit
Exchange
Advisory
• Exchange Advisory
Board
• Subcommittees:
• Health Plans
• SHOP
• Agent/Navigator
• Education/Outreach
Management
• kynect Program
• HBE Steering
Committee
• Administrative and
Technology Services
• Change Control Board
• IV&V
20. • No more than 4 plans
per metal level
• No benefits in excess of
EHB
• Must offer Silver, Gold,
Child-only &
Catastrophic
• Quality Improvement
Strategy (QIS) Narrative
Required
Market Organizer
Insurance Market
Three
Additional
Issuers
entering
the
individual
market
2016
Individual
Market: 5
issuers
SHOP
Market: 4
issuers
Dental: 5
issuers
2015
Individual
Market: 3
issuers
SHOP
Market: 4
issuers
Dental: 5
issuers
2014
21. kynect Insurer Participation 2014-2016
Individual Plans
2014
• Anthem
• Humana
• Kentucky
Health Care
Cooperative
2015
• Anthem
• Humana
• Kentucky
Health Care
Cooperative
• Caresource
• WellCare
2016
• Anthem
• Humana
• Caresource
• WellCare
• Aetna
• UHC of
Kentucky
• Bluegrass
Family
Health
Small Employer Group (SHOP) Plans
• Anthem
• Bluegrass Family Health
• UHC of Kentucky
28. • Successful IT Infrastructure
• Significantly more insured
• Individuals using healthcare
• Decrease in uncompensated care
• Increased competition
After Two Open Enrollment Periods
End Result
This puts the Marketplaces in a very unique
position to begin to really encourage quality
and cost-effectiveness of health care in the
individual and small group markets.
38. • Bringingthehealthbenefitexchangeinto“thehands”of
individual consumers, agents, assisters, employers, and
communities!
• Enrollment Start to Finish – Users will be able to login/create an
account, complete an application, and enroll in a plan via the
mobile and tablet app.
• New Intuitive Process – Users will be presented with a new
conversational flow that will provide them with a streamlined
process including contextual help along the way.
• Target Audiences – There will be increased functionality for all
user; citizens, kynectors, and agents.
• SHOP Functionality – SHOP functionality for employers,
kynectors, and agents will be included in the tablet app.
Overview
Mobile & Tablet Apps
Market Organizer v. Clearinghouse v. Active Purchaser
State manages plan choices by limiting the number or type of plans that an insurer can offer but doesn’t selectively contract with issuers
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In 2013, our state ranked 40th in the percentage of people who lacked health insurance, at 20.4 percent. In just one year, we dropped to just 9.8 percent uninsured, catapulting us to 11th best in the country. Our decision to expand Medicaid and enact a state-based health insurance exchange, kynect, have helped hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians find affordable health care, many for the first time.
In 2013, our state ranked 40th in the percentage of people who lacked health insurance, at 20.4 percent. In just one year, we dropped to just 9.8 percent uninsured, catapulting us to 11th best in the country. Our decision to expand Medicaid and enact a state-based health insurance exchange, kynect, have helped hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians find affordable health care, many for the first time.