1 Texas & National Health Reform Who Will Gain Coverage; Issues for Texans and State Government THA Leadership Conference February 17, 2010 Anne Dunkelberg,

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Texas & National Health Reform Who Will Gain Coverage;

Issues for Texans and State Government

THA Leadership Conference February 17, 2010

Anne Dunkelberg, Assoc. Director, [email protected]

Center for Public Policy Priorities900 Lydia Street - Austin, Texas 78702

Phone (512) 320-0222 (X102) – www.cppp.org

www.texasvoiceforhealthreform.org

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.texasvoiceforhealthreform.org/

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Uninsured Texans by Age Group, 200865+

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19-64Rate: 32% of

19-64 are Uninsured

Rate: 20% of 0-18 are uninsured

~2/3 are below

200% FPL57% are below

200% FPL

Source: U.S. Census

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Texas Worst Among the States

Texas: 24.1%

Massachusetts: 4.1%

U.S. average: 15.1%

All Ages, 2008

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Almost All Congressional Districts Worse than U.S. Average

% Uninsured (All Ages) by U.S. Congressional District, 2008

U.S. average: 15.1% — Texas average: 24.1%

Inset: Dallas/ Fort Worth

Inset: Houston Area

District 3

District 26

2432

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District 16

2815

27

2520

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Only the Highest-Income Families Have Better-Than-U.S.-Average Chance of Being Insured

Texas average: 25.1%

Source: CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplementwww.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html

12%

29%

35%

42%

Below poverty 100 to 200% ofpoverty

200 to 300% ofpoverty

Above 300% ofpoverty

11%

16%

24%

34% 36%

Below $25,000 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $74,999 $75,000 to $99,999 $100,000 and over

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html

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0

5

10

15

Under 19 19 to 64 65 and over

Millions of Texans

Job-based coverage Medicaid Medicare Uninsured

Working-Age Texans Are Most Likely to be Uninsured

19% uninsured

3% uninsured

32% uninsured



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57.4 56.253 53 54 53.1 52.2

50.4 49.5

64.2 63.2 61.9 61 60.5 60.2 59.7 59.3 58.5

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45

60

75

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

% of Residents With Job-Based Insurance

Employer-Sponsored Coverage Declining in Texas and Nationwide, Even Before Recession

U.S. Average

Texas



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Employed65%

Unemployed7%

Not in Labor Force28%

Uninsured by Labor Force Status, 2007-08 Average

2 Out of 3 Uninsured Working-Age Texans Have a Job



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U.S.-born citizen

68%

Naturalized U.S. Citizen

6%

Not a U.S. Citizen

26%

Uninsured by Citizenship Status, 2007-08 Average

Most Uninsured Texans are U.S. Citizens(6.1 million Uninsured in 2008)


4.1 million352,000

1.6 million (~40%

legal immigrants)


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Texas: the Most to Gain

• in 2008, Texas remained the state with the highest uninsured rate in the nation with an uninsured population of 6.1 million people.

• With so many Texans lacking health security, Texas has more to gain than other states from national health reform legislation, which the Congressional Budget Office projects will cover 92-94% of Americans under age 65 in 2019.

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• Key elements of both bills:– Build on current system (Senate bill especially leaves curernt coverage potentially

unchanged for years)

– Medicaid expansion: cover all up to 133% or 150% FPL ($14,404-$16,245 for one; $29,327-$33,075 for 4).

– Reform Private Health Insurance: standardize benefits, no price variation for gender or occupation, limited age variation, no denial of coverage, no excluding pre-existing conditions, no annual or lifetime maximums. Changes first for uninsured, individual, small employer coverage.

– New Health Insurance Exchange(s) where private insurers’ options can be compared and purchased (like Amazon or Travelocity for insurance).

• May or may not include Public or Non-profit plan option?

• HIE is only a framework: effectiveness depends on subsidies, market reforms, standardized benefits, individual mandate, negotiating powers.

– Premium assistance up to 400% of FPL ($88,200 for family of 4)

– Out-of-pocket subsidies (reduces out of pocket for all consumers) and stop-loss caps, too, to increase affordability reduce medical bankruptcy

– Individual mandate to have coverage (with exemptions)

– Some Requirements for employers to contribute, with exemptions for small employers

Health Reform Basics

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Texas Uninsured by Income Today……6.1 million uninsured in 2008

300-400% FPL$66,200-$88,200

200-250% FPL$44,100-$55,100

250-300% FPL$55,100-$66,200

150-200% FPL$33,100-$44,100

>400% FPL>$88,200 <100% FPL

<$22,100/yr for family of four

100-150% FPL$22,100-$33,100

682K

622K

751K1.06

Million

1.611 Million

484K

Annual income limits given for a family of four, 2009 federal poverty level U.S. Census, CPS

898K

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……And if House Bill Implemented TomorrowCBO: 4.7 to 4.8 million out of 6.1 million gain coverage

<100% FPL

300-400% FPL

>400% FPL

100-150% FPL

250-300% FPL

150-200% FPL200-250% FPL

682K

622K

1.6 Million

1.611 Million

Up to 1.8 million in Medicaid:• 1.3 million expansion to 150% FPL (adults)•500K already- eligible (kids)

2.0 million 150-400% FPL qualify

for help w/premiums, out-of-pocketIn Exchange

751K

484K

898K

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Who Remains Uninsured?

• CBO assumes small percentage opt not to be covered (no penalty for lowest income and penalties much lower than cost of coverage)

• If premium subsidies lower, (Senate version concerns), larger share of low- & moderate income may stay uninsured.

• Undocumented: – no Medicaid/CHIP, – no premium subsidy, possibly cannot buy @ full cost from

exchange– Best estimates say 40% of undocumented in US TODAY have

private coverage• Legal Permanent Residents:

– continued exclusion from Texas Medicaid, – May be barred from subsidy, too, in first 5 years in US

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• Medicaid expansion—up to 133% FPL(S) or 150% FPL (H)

• “Static” Illustration based on current US Census data and Texas Medicaid costs:

• HOUSE: – in 2008, 1.3 million uninsured Texas adults aged 19-64 who (a) are U.S. citizens and (b) have incomes below 150%

FPL. – At 2009 cost of ~ $305 per adult/mo., covering 1.3 million more adults = about $4.7 billion in new health care

spending. – Under HR 3962, Feds pay 100% of costs for 2 years, and 91% after that.

– In year 3, Texas’ 9% state share of the $4.7 billion would be would be about $421 million,

– And Feds pay the remaining $4.25 billion. – In other words, about ten federal dollars in for every one state dollar. – Plus multiplier effect of over $12.5 Billion (economic multiplier of 3.25 per

Perryman). (↑State tax revenues + ↓Local taxes avoided) nearly = GR costs

• Lesson: Medicaid expansion, while not “free” for Texas, will yield substantial economic benefits.

• Texas economy will also benefit from federal premium assistance and out-of-pocket cost help to families from 150-400% FPL, which will not require any state budget contribution at all.

Fiscal Benefit/Cost of Health Reform to State

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• Medicaid expansion—up to 133% FPL(S); same “Static” Illustration based on current US Census data and Texas Medicaid costs:

• SENATE: – in 2008, 1.0 million uninsured Texas adults aged 19-64 who (a) are U.S. citizens and (b)

have incomes below 133% FPL. – At 2009 cost of ~ $305 per adult/mo., covering 1.3 million more adults = about $4.7

billion in new health care spending. – Under HR 3590, Feds pay 100% of costs for 3 years: 2014, 2015, 2016– In 2017 the Texas would pay about 5.14% or $188 million, with the federal share $3.47

Billion– In 2018, Texas would pay 6.14% or $225 million, with the federal share $3.44 Billion– In 2019 and thereafter, Texas would pay 7.14% or $261 million, with the federal

share $3.4 billion. • $18 federal dollars for each $1 the state spent in 2017 on expanded Medicaid

coverage;• $15 federal dollars for each $1 the state spent in 2018; and• $13 federal dollars for each $1 the state spent in 2019 and thereafter

– Plus economic multiplier of 3.25 per Perryman

Fiscal Benefit/Cost of Health Reform to State

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Welcome Mat Effect• States that cover all children found that 50%+ of enrollment after reforms

were kids already eligible before reform but not enrolled: “Welcome Mat” effect.

• No Individual Mandate penalties apply to Texans below 100% FPL who remain uninsured, but based on other states, over time more of our currently-eligible Texas children will enroll in Medicaid.

• Because Texas has very limited eligibility for adults today, there is very low risk of Medicaid welcome mat effect for adults.)

• UNLIKE state costs for newly-eligible adults largely borne by federal budget, strong welcome mat response by already-eligible uninsured Texas children would add significant cost to the state budget, because state will be responsible for standard Medicaid share of just under 40% for those children.

• If welcome mat effect were as powerful as 12-month enrollment projected to be, the GR annual costs (at current costs and demographics) could amount to $200 to $350 million (LBB vs. HHSC).

• If 100% of the 440,000 Medicaid currently-eligible uninsured children were to enroll today, the current annual cost to the state budget would range from about $350 million to $466 million (LBB vs. HHSC costs), based on the “usual” state’s share of ~39%.

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Illustration: How House Bill Would Change Texas Medicaid Budget

Fed Share Expansion

Adults$4.25 Billion

State Share Expansion

Adults$421 million

Fed Share 2008

$10.8 Billion

State Share 2008

$7.0 Billion

State Share Welcome Mat

Kids: $400 million

Fed Share Welcome Mat

Kids : $600 million Baseline “Now” = Projected Texas

Medicaid Services Spending, 2008 (Texas HHSC)

Note: this does NOT model increased admin costs.

If Covered 1.3 million new adults; 400K kids, @ Current costs and demographics

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Top Advocate Concerns for Final Bill

• Affordability remains the top focus of consumer and low-income advocates, and the experts we trust the most continue to advocate for these provisions in the compromise bill:

(1) House bill’s superior premium assistance for people under 250% FPL;

(2) Senate premium assistance for people between 250-400% FPL.

(3) House’s superior cost-sharing subsidies (which reduce out-of-pocket costs) for all incomes.

(4) House’s broader expansion of Medicaid to 150% FPL.

(5) House’s Medicaid primary care payment rate increases.

(6) National Health Insurance Exchange in House bill, or dramatically stronger minimum standards and federal oversight than in Senate bill at minimum.

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A Word Re: DSHSenate: • When state’s uninsured rate for persons under age 65 45%, reduces state’s DSH

allotment by 50%.

• DSH allotments will not fall below 50% of their 2012 allotment if states’ uninsured rates continue to decrease.

• Texas’ non-elderly uninsured rate must drop from current 27.7% to 15.2% before any DSH reduction. (i.e., at least a $450 million cut, or a bit more),

• Given Texas’ relatively large share of both uninsured U.S. citizens and undocumented residents (the latter ineligible for Medicaid, CHIP, or premium subsidies), and Senate’s bill launching Exchanges, Medicaid expansions in 2014, unlikely Texas could achieve a reduction of that magnitude before 2017 at the very earliest.

House:• Reduce national Medicaid DSH allotments by $1.5 billion in 2017; $2.5 billion in

2018; and $6 billion in 2019,

• Largest % reductions in allotments in states with the lowest uninsured rates; also those that do not target DSH payments per the recommendations in a 2016 report.

• If cuts allocated in proportion to state’s share of the total federal DSH “pot”, then Texas’ share would be reduced by $130 million in 2017, $217 million in 2018, and $521 million in 2019. But since cuts are smallest for states with the highest uninsured rates, Texas would expect smaller cuts than this.

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Roles/Functions

• Possible Administration of Health Insurance Exchange

– Senate: State or NFP must operate by 1/2014, or feds will do it; grant $$ available

– Likely includes major enrollment/subsidy eligibility function

– HIEs are to be $$ self-sustaining after first year

• Much Greater Role for TDI in Regulation

• Medicaid eligibility system enhancement CRITICAL

– Accommodate both expansion & increased participation

– Smooth interface with HIE system

– HIE may pay state to do income eligibility for subsidies

Other New Roles, Costs for State

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Other New Roles, Costs for State(cont’d.)

Costs

• In addition to max. 9% share of Medicaid expansion & (possible) reimbursement increases from 2015 (H) or 2017 forward (S); and welcome mat kid costs…

• Admin costs for state of expanded enrollment presumably @ 50%; financing of HIE interface costs unclear

• Increased costs of doing business passed through in Medicaid rates.

Issues

• Will a Texas Executive opposed to reform implement new state functions competently?

• 9% share--even offset 9-to-1 with federal funds--must be funded in stated budget, and in context of a severe structural deficit in our state tax system.

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100-200% FPL, 464K

300-400% FPL, 108K <100% FPL,

446K

200-300% FPL, 282K

> 400% FPL, 118K

Uninsured Texas Children, (0-

18) 2007-2008

By Family Income

Total uninsured

children: 1.418 million

US Census, March 2008 & 2009 CPS

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Income Caps for Texas Medicaid and CHIP, 2009

0%

50%

100%

150%

200%

250%

PregnantWomen

Newborns Age 1-5 Age 6-18 TANFparent of

2, noincome

WorkingParent of

2

SSI (agedor

disabled)

LongTermCare

CHIP

Mandatory Optional

$24,352/yr

$33,874/yr $33,874/yr

185% 185%

133%

$18,310

100%$2,256 $3,696

12.3% 20.2%74%

$7,884

222%

$24,264$36,620

200%

Income Limit as Percentage of Federal Poverty IncomeAnnual Income is for a family of 3,

except Individual Incomes shown for SSI and Long Term Care

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Texas Medicaid: Who it Helps

Children, 1,944,555

Disabled, 359,937

Elderly, 374,395

Poor Parents, 91,838

TANF Parent, 30,758

Maternity, 96,036

October 2009, HHSC data.

Total enrolled 10/1/2009: 2.97 million

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