Healthcare Retrospect Part 3: Achieving The Triple Aim
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In part three of this three part series, John Dalton, Advisor Emeritus at BESLER Consulting, discusses the effects of the PPACA and the path towards achieving the triple aim.
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- 7. 2010 - PPACA Modeled on Massachusett’s Romneycare, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into Law by President Obama on March 23, 2010.
- 8. 2016 - PPACA Love it or hate it, Obamacare is here to stay. Here’s why: 1. 18.2% of Americans uninsured at enactment; 10.4% in 2014 2. Young adults remain on parents’ policy until age 26; more than 2 million have gained coverage 3. No more coverage denials due to pre-existing conditions 4. Coverage rescinded only for fraud or misrepresentation 5. Health exchanges won’t be going away; Accenture projects that by 2018 private exchange enrollment will hit 40 million 6. Even with 22 states not participating, enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP has grown 26% by nearly 11 million people 7. Hospitals with the highest rates of hospital-acquired conditions now receive reduced payments 8. Quality is up and infection rates are down. From 2008-2013, CLABSIs are down 46% and SSIs are down 16%.
- 9. 2016 – the Triple Aim PPACA has bent the cost curve, but much remains to be done. The U.S. has the best-equipped hospitals and the most thoroughly trained physicians in the world, yet our outcomes trail other developed countries and the gap is growing. We must go beyond our comfort zones to provide improved care for our patients and better health for the populations we serve. Only then can the per capita cost of care be reduced.
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