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Two private sector innovators took their successful approaches for reducing health costs and improving care to Capitol Hill in a National Coalition on Health Care Forum. The event featured presentations from Tom Leyden of Blue-Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) and Larry Boress of the Midwest Business Group on Health. Leyden has spearheaded collaborative quality improvement efforts, and Boress has worked with employers to curb the financial and human costs of diabetes. The event was the second in an ongoing series of National Coalition on Health Care Forums on Capitol Hill designed to stimulate dialogue around key health care issues.
Because of Medicare’s size and growth, the health-care program has taken center stage on the campaign trail and in Capitol Hill discussions about the federal budget deficit. Medicare covers almost one in six Americans and comprises about 15 percent of the federal budget, but it is often misunderstood. Let’s take a few minutes to separate fact from fiction.
In the wake of today’s Senate cloture vote on S.2343, we urge both Houses of Congress to address this and other budgetary matters without imposing cuts to prevention programs which will cost taxpayers more in the future.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expect the health care reform law to result in more than $200 billion in savings through 2016 because of measures that include ending excessive payments to private insurers that offer Medicare Advantage plans and implementing new anti-fraud policies. The estimate came from a report released by the CMS' Office of the Actuary. The report also said that health care reform lowers premiums and out of pocket costs for seniors, resulting in about 59.4 billion in savings through 2016.
“The Affordable Care Act is the key to lowering healthcare costs in a way that improves care for beneficiaries, instead of cutting services," said CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. "In the short term, both taxpayers and beneficiaries will save billions thanks to the healthcare law. Over the long run, the Affordable Care Act will allow us to invest in new models of providing care that will save money and deliver higher-quality care.”
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In 2004-2005, nearly 10% of all low income non-citizen children with insurance did not receive preventive care, compared to 1% of all low income citizen children with insurance.
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