Three Things You Can Doto Fix Health Care Now

Christie HerreraVice President of Policy

Foundation for Government AccountabilityPresentation before the American Legislative Exchange Council

Thursday, November 29, 2012

#1: Reject the Health Insurance Exchange#1: Reject the Health Insurance Exchange

#2: Don#2: Don’’t Expand Medicaidt Expand Medicaid

• You can’t afford it.

• Federal dollars will likely go away.

• Medicaid is already broken.

• We’ve haven’t lost the hospitals … yet.

#3: Offer an Alternative#3: Offer an Alternative

Sources: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration;MSIS Data from U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Florida’s Medicaid Reform1.“Medicaid Marketplace”: Real choices and accountability2.Customized Benefits: Personalized care3.Choice Counseling: Education and outreach4.Enhanced Benefit Rewards: For healthy living5.Medicaid “Opt-Out”: Bridge to private coverage

Outcomes1.It’s bipartisan: Started by Jeb; continued by Obama2.It’s proven: Florida’s reforms have been in effect since 20063.Big savings: Florida saves $1 billion/yr.; U.S. saves $64 billion/yr.4.More access: Reform patients beat out Old Medicaid and HMOs5.Better health: Patients are getting healthier, faster6.More states are following Florida’s lead: KS, LA, TX

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Christie HerreraVice President of Policy

Foundation for Government Accountabilitychristie@floridafga.org

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