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Medicare Advantage is Addressing Social Determinants of Health at Scale to Improve Health Outcomes and Advance Health Equity
UnitedHealthcare is deploying its capabilities in patient engagement, data analytics, care coordination, health-related social needs, and community relationships to identify and address social determinants of health for millions of Medicare Advantage enrollees each year.
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Increased Use of Home Delivery Pharmacies by Commercially Insured Individuals Can Save Consumers and Employers an Additional $23 Billion on Prescription Drug Costs over 10 Years
U.S. consumers and employers are already saving an estimated $600 million annually on home delivery of maintenance medications.
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Medicare Advantage Costs the Federal Government Less than Medicare FFS and Provides $60 Billion Annually in Additional Value through Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs and Additional Services
The additional benefits offered in Medicare Advantage – which are not covered by Medicare FFS – are delivered for no additional cost to the federal government and with out-of-pocket savings to the beneficiary.
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Surest is Providing High-Quality Health Coverage that is Affordable, Predictable, and Equitable
UnitedHealthcare’s Surest, a value-based copay plan with a broad provider network, offers predictability to consumers and helps employers incorporate health equity principles into their health benefits.
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All 23 Million Uninsured Individuals Are Eligible for an Existing Source of Health Coverage
Making existing sources of coverage more affordable and accessible can reduce the number of uninsured people in the U.S.
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Medicare Beneficiaries Achieve Greater Medication Adherence with Home Delivery 90-Day Prescriptions
Up to 32% fewer individuals are non-adherent compared to those with retail 90-day prescriptions.
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Commercially Insured Individuals Achieve Greater Medication Adherence with Home Delivery 90-Day Prescriptions
Up to 38% fewer individuals are non-adherent compared to those with retail 90-day prescriptions.
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Surest Enrollees Have 54% Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs and 11% Lower Total Medical Costs than Other Commercially Insured Individuals
UnitedHealthcare’s Surest, a value-based copay plan with a broad provider network, is engaging consumers with clear and actionable information on the effectiveness of different providers and treatment options and the cost of health care services.
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Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage Receive Better Value and Spend 45% Less than Beneficiaries in Medicare FFS
Compared to Medicare FFS, MA beneficiaries with chronic conditions receive more preventive care and have fewer emergency department visits and hospital admissions.
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Medicare Advantage is Addressing Social Determinants of Health at Scale to Improve Health Outcomes and Advance Health Equity
Helping Medicare beneficiaries address social needs by connecting them to government and community-based programs can improve health outcomes, enrollees’ quality of life, and support effective use of the health care system.
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Self-Insured Employer Plans Offer Innovations that Lower Costs and Improve Employees’ Health
Over 100 million people in the U.S., 65 percent of those with employer coverage, are covered through self-insured plans.
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Telehealth Enabled a 13% Increase in Outpatient Behavioral Health Visits among Medicare Advantage Enrollees
Ensuring access to behavioral health care for older adults and individuals with disabilities is an important priority.
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Seniors Receiving In-Home Clinical Visits Realize Improved Outcomes and Receive More Preventive Services
One way to improve or maintain seniors’ health outcomes over time is to actively engage them through in-home clinical visits that close and prevent gaps in care by assessing health risks, identifying preventive care opportunities, and supporting primary care delivery.
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High-Performing Skilled Nursing Facilities Could Prevent 100,000 Medicare Hospital Readmissions per Year and Save $56 Billion over 10 Years
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)—which play the vital role of helping patients recover after surgical procedures and medical conditions requiring hospital care—provided post-acute services to over 2 million Medicare beneficiaries at a cost of over $40 billion in 2019.
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Shifting Care to Ambulatory Surgery Centers Can Save Patients More Than $680
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Medicaid Can Cover 45% More Uninsured People than Public Exchanges for the Same Cost
Medicaid leverages state-based coverage platforms and proven managed care models to provide high-quality, cost-effective health insurance to 75 million low-income people without other coverage options - an increase of 12 million people since 2013.
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Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Receive Better Value and Spend 40% Less
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Capping Exclusivity for Biologics Could Save $20 Billion on Drug Spending
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OptumCare Primary Care Practices Deliver More Value to Patients, Outperforming Hospital-Owned Practices on Quality and Cost
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Consumers Can Save More than $300 per Diagnostic Imaging Test
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Global Capitation Payments Result in the Highest-Quality Primary Care for Seniors
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The Medicare Program Could Save $11 Billion Over Five Years by Reforming Medicare Part B Drug Payment Policy
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Lowering Hospital Prices to the National Average Price Could Save the Health Care System $225B
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Consumers Could Save Nearly $50 Billion a Year with Reduced Price Variation of Health Care Services
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Pharmacy Benefit Management Can Save Medicaid Drug Programs over $110 Billion
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High-Value Physicians Can Save the Medicare Program Over $286 Billion in Health Care Costs
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High-Performing Physicians Can Save Consumers Over $700 Billion in Health Care Costs
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Freestanding Emergency Departments Treating Common Conditions at Emergency Prices
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Successful Medicaid Enrollment Strategies to Cover the Uninsured
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Advancing Primary Care Delivery: Practical, Proven, and Scalable Approaches
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The Growth of Specialty Pharmacy: Current Trends and Future Opportunities
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100 PERCENT OF OUR FUTURE: Improving the health of America’s children (WP 10)
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Medicare and Medicaid: Savings Opportunities from Health Care Modernization (WP 9)
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FAREWELL TO FEE-FOR-SERVICE? A “Real World” Strategy For Health Care Payment Reform (WP 8)
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Personalized Medicine: Trends and prospects for the new science of genetic testing and molecular diagnostics (WP 7)
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The United States of Diabetes: Challenges and opportunities in the decade ahead (WP 5)
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US Deficit Reduction: The Medicare and Medicaid Modernization Opportunity (WP 4)
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Modernizing Rural Health Care: Coverage, quality and innovation (WP 6)
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