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Community Care of North
Carolina
2011 Overview
March 15th, 2011
Medicaid challenges
Lowering reimbursement reduces access and
increases ER usage/costs
Reducing eligibility or benefits limited by federal
“maintenance of effort”; raises burden of
uninsured on community and providers
The highest cost patients are also the hardest to
manage (disabled, mentally ill, etc.) ─ CCNC has
proven ability to address this challenge
Utilization control and clinical management only
successful strategy to reining in costs overall
Community Care
Provides NC with:
Statewide medical home & care management system
in place to address quality, utilization and cost
100 percent of all Medicaid savings remain in state
A private sector Medicaid management solution that
improves access and quality of care
Medicaid savings that are achieved in partnership with
– rather than in opposition to – doctors, hospitals and
other providers.
Key Tenets of
Community Care
Public-private partnership
“Managed not regulated”
CCNC is a clinical partnership, not just a financing
mechanism
Community-based, physician-led medical homes
Cut costs primarily by greater quality, efficiency
Providers who are expected to improve care must
have ownership of the improvement process
Primary Goals of
Community Care
Improve the care of Medicaid population while
controlling costs
A “medical home” for patients, emphasizing
primary care
Community networks capable of managing
recipient care
Local systems that improve management of
chronic illness in both rural and urban settings
Community Care:
“How it works”
Primary care medical home available to 1.1 million
individuals in all 100 counties.
Provides 4,500 local primary care physicians with
resources to better manage Medicaid population
Links local community providers (health systems,
hospitals, health departments and other community
providers) to primary care physicians
Every network provides local care managers (600),
pharmacists (26), psychiatrists (14) and medical
directors (20) to improve local health care delivery
How it works
The state identifies priorities and provides
financial support through an enhanced PMPM
payment to community networks
Networks pilot potential solutions and monitor
implementation (physician led)
Networks voluntarily share best practice solutions
and best practices are spread to other networks
The state provides the networks access to data
Cost savings/ effectiveness are evaluated by the
state and third-party consultants (Mercer, Treo
Solutions).
Community Care Networks
Community Care Networks
Are Non-profit organizations
Seek to incorporate all providers, including safety net
providers
Have Medical Management Committee oversight
Networks and Primary Care Providers receive a per
member per month payment to manage their enrolled
population
Hire care management staff to work with enrollees and
Primary Care Providers
Each Community Care
Network has:
Clinical Director
A physician who is well known in the community
Works with network physicians to build compliance with
care improvement objectives
Provides oversight for quality improvement in practices
Serves on the Sate Clinical Directors Committee
Network Director who manages daily operations
Care Managers to help coordinate services for
enrollees/practices
PharmD to assist with Med Mgt. of high cost patients
Psychiatrist to assist in mental health integration
Current State-wide Disease
and Care Management Initiatives
Asthma (1998 – 1st Initiative)
Diabetes (began in 2000)
Dental Screening and Fluoride Varnish (piloted for the state in 2000)
Pharmacy Management
Prescription Advantage List (PAL) - 2003
Nursing Home Poly-pharmacy (piloted for the state 2002 - 2003)
Pharmacy Home (2007)
E-prescribing (2008)
Medication Reconciliation (July 2009)
Emergency Department Utilization Management (began with Pediatrics 2004 / Adults 2006 )
Case Management of High Cost-High Risk (2004 in concert with rollout of initiatives)
Congestive Heart Failure (pilot 2005; roll-out 2007)
Chronic Care Program – including Aged, Blind and Disabled
Pilot in 9 networks 2005 – 2007
Began statewide implementation 2008 - 2009
Behavioral Health Integration (began fall 2010)
Palliative Care (began fall 2010)
Chronic Care Process
Chronic Care Program
Components
Enrollment/Outreach
Screening/Assessment/Care Plan
Risk Stratification/ Identify Target Population
Patient Centered Medical Home
Transitional Support
Pharmacy Home – Medication Reconciliation, Polypharmacy &
PolyPrescribing
Care Management
Mental Health Integration
Informatics Center
Self Management of Chronic Disease
Community Care’s
Informatics Center
Informatics Center ─ Medicaid claims data
Utilization (ED, Hospitalizations)
Providers (Primary Care, Mental Health, Specialists)
Diagnoses – Medications – Labs
Costs
Individual and Population Level Care Alerts
Real-time data
Hospitalizations, ED visits, provider referrals
Community Care’s
Informatics Center
Care Management Information System (CMIS)
Pharmacy Home
Quality Measurement and Feedback Chart
Review System
Informatics Center Reports on prevalence,
high-opportunity patients, ED use, performance
indicators
Provider Portal
Provider portal in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph6qGzqjrqY&f
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System-wide results
Community Care is in the top 10 percent in US in HEDIS for
diabetes, asthma, heart disease compared to commercial
managed care.
More than $700 million in state Medicaid savings since
2006.
Adjusting for severity, costs are 7 % lower than expected.
Costs for non-Community Care patients are higher than
expected by 15 percent in 2008 and 16 percent in 2009.
For the first three months of FY 2011, per member per
month costs are running 6 percent below FY 2009 figures.
For FY 2011, Medicaid expenditures are running below
forecast and below prior year (over $500 million).
Quality HEDIS Measures
Cholesterol Control LDL <100
Diabetes
Cholesterol Testing
Blood Pressure Control <130/80
CCNC 2009
A1C Control <9.0
CCNC 2010
National Medicaid HMO HEDIS mean
Cardiovascular
Disease
A1C Testing
Cholesterol Control LDL<100
Blood Pressure Control <140/90
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Annual Percent Change in Medicaid
Expenditures: 2002 - 2010
North Carolina
Georgia
National Average - Kaiser Commission Study
18.0%
17.0%
16.0%
14.0%
12.7%
12.0%
11.5%
10.0%
8.8%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
3.7%
2.5%
2.0%
0.0%
2002
2003
2004
2005
CCNC expands across North Carolina starting in
1998. Between 2002 and 2005 expansion
increased from 17 to 93 counties. By 2007, all
100 counties were under the CCNC umbrella
organization.
2006
2007
Georgia
implements
managed care
2008
2009
CCNC Implements
ABD Program
2010
Variance from Expected Spending
Adjusting for the severity of illness of the population, total spending for CCNC enrollees
has been lower than expected each of the past 3 years.
4.0%
2.5%
2.0%
0.0%
2007
2008
2009
-2.0%
-4.0%
-3.5%
-6.0%
-5.4%
-5.9%
-6.9%
-8.0%
-8.7%
-10.0%
-10.6%
-12.0%
Child
Adult
Total
-6.6%
-7.4%
Community Care
Advantage
Flexible structure that invests in the community
(rural and urban) -- provides local jobs
Fully implemented in all 100 counties
All the savings are retained by the State of North
Carolina
Very low administrative costs
Ability to manage the entire Medicaid population
(even the most difficult)
Proven, measurable results
Team effort by NC providers that has broad
support
Building on Success
Other payers and major employers are
interested in benefit’s of CCNC’s approach
Medicare 646 demo (22 counties) caring for
Medicare patients
Beacon Community (3 counties), all payers
Multi-payer primary care demo (7 rural counties)
Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of North Carolina, State Employees Health Plan
New major employer initiative (40,000 patients)
Next Steps for
Community Care
Build out Informatics Center and Provider Portal as
a shared resource for all communities
Add specialists to CCNC
Develop budget and accountability model for NC
Medicaid
Implement additional multi-payer projects
Work with NCHA, IHI on best practices for reducing
readmissions
Facilitate Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)