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The Future of Public Health: Improving Health Impact
“The Affordable Care Act Implementation in a Changing Environment”
National Indian Health BoardWashington, DC
April 20, 2011
Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP(E), FNAPA, Hon FRSPHExecutive Director
American Public Health Association
“Protect, Prevent, Live Well”
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Some Things Are Just True
“If you always do what you always did then……
you’ll always get what you always got”
Moms Mabley
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Just To Remind Everyone: Why We Did Health Reform
Costs Unaffordable to individuals Excessive growth in overall costs
Quality & safety concerns Uneven & inconsistent Disparities in outcomes Preventable medical errors
Access Rising un/underinsured Less provider availability
Inadequate use of Health IT
Clinical information Program management
Sickness versus wellness Under investment in public health More focus on disease end of process
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Major health policy achievement Achieves 94% health coverage
Covers 32 million people Major insurance reforms Promotes prevention & wellness Promotes primary care Increase value & quality for
health dollar Reduces deficit by $143 billion Increases affordability for many Supports modern HIT system
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Implementation Challenges
Expanding insurance coverage Insurance card does not equal
access Increased need for safety net
Catch patients who fall through the cracks
Provide services to expanded population
Reinforcing, adjusting, remodeling core public health programs
Implementing new public health programs
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Implementing New Programs In A Recession / Recovery
Central challenge because: States under fiscal stress Tribes under fiscal stress Federal budget challenges More needs than money
Hiring freezes Training reductions Limited infrastructure Other urgent priorities Legislative requirements History of underfunding and
Yo-Yo funding
Supplantation is biggest challenge (Federal, state & local)
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Public Health In A Near Universal Coverage Environment
Policy development, assessment and indirect assurance roles will increase
Direct assurance role will decrease Need to remodel public health programs
Ryan White CDC breast & cervical cancer Pharmacy assistance Chronic disease control Preparedness Immunization Many others
Must capture & reapply savings
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Prevention & Wellness Services: Essential Health Benefits
Coverage of Preventive Health Services – All group health plan and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage must now provide coverage for and shall not impose any cost sharing requirements for: Evidence based items or services that have a rating of ‘A’ or ‘B’ in
the current recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF);
Immunizations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the CDC;
Evidence-informed preventive care and screenings provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by HRSA for infants, children, and adolescents;
For women, any additional preventive care and screenings provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by HRSA; Uses original breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention guidelines (not those issues around November 2009)
Prevention and coverage required in the bill are a floor & not a ceiling
Strengthens USPHTF & Community Preventive Health Task Force
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Vaccine Preventable Diseases Authorizes states to obtain
additional quantities of adult vaccines through the purchase of vaccines from manufacturers at the applicable price negotiated by the Secretary
Authorizes a demonstration program to improve adult immunization coverage.
Reauthorizes the Immunization Program under Section 317 of the Public Health Svc Act.
Requires a GAO study and report on Medicare beneficiary access to vaccines and coverage of vaccines under Medicare Part D.
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Impact of Increased Insurance Coverage For Preventive Services:
The Vaccines for Children Program
Eligible children through age 18 Medicaid eligible Uninsured Underinsured
A child who has commercial (private) health insurance but the coverage does not include vaccines
A child whose insurance covers only selected vaccines (VFC-eligible for non-covered vaccines only)
A child whose insurance caps vaccine coverage at a certain amount. Underinsured children are eligible to receive VFC vaccine only through a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or Rural Health Clinic (RHC)
Children whose health insurance covers the cost of vaccinations are not eligible for VFC vaccines
American Indian or Alaska Native: As defined by the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603)
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State Vaccine Programs Will Change
Universal vaccine states Health departments that
do few direct vaccinations States where providers
don’t do vaccinations Maintain disease
outbreak vaccination response capacity
Maintain regulatory & oversight capacity
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Impact Of Coverage On The CDCBreast & Cervical Cancer Program
Provides cancer screening services for women uninsured or underinsured women at or below 250% of federal poverty level
Linkage to specialists Support services & other
health screenings Continuity of care &
access issues to address during transition Coverage creates challenges
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National Prevention, Health Promotion & Public Health Council
Provide coordination and leadership at the Federal level Prevention, wellness and
health promotion practices, the public health system and integrative health care in the U.S.
Develop a National Prevention Strategy: Sets goals and objectives for
improving health through federally-supported prevention, health promotion and public health programs
Establish measurable actions and timelines to carry out the strategy
Make recommendations to improve Federal prevention, health promotion, public health and integrative health care practices. Headed by U.S. Surgeon General
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National Prevention, Health Promotion & Public Health Council 2010 Report
Principles Prioritize prevention and wellness Establish a cohesive federal response Focus on preventing the leading causes of death, and
the factors that underlie these causes Prioritize high-impact interventions Promote high-value preventive care practices Promote health equity Promote alignment between the public and private
sectors Ensure accountability
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National Prevention, Health Promotion & Public Health Council Recommended
Strategies For Effective Action
1. Policy
2. Systems Change
3. Environment.
4. Communications and Media
5. Program and Service Delivery
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Council’s Initial Areas of Focus
Diseases Cardiovascular disease Cancer Lower respiratory
disease Unintentional injury Behavioral health
Behaviors Tobacco use Nutrition Physical inactivity Early alcohol use/ abuse
Seeking Public Input For Next Report
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Prevention & Wellness Fund
Fund to expand and sustain a national investment in prevention and public health programs (Over FY 2008 level)
Support programs authorized by the Public Health Service Act, for prevention, wellness and public health activities
Funding levels: FY 2010 - $500 million FY 2011 - $750 million FY 2012 - $1 billion FY 2013 - $1.25 billion FY 2014 - $1.5 billion FY 2015 and each fiscal year
thereafter - $2 billion.
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Community Transformation Grants CDC awarded competitive grants for the implementation, evaluation, and
dissemination of evidence-based community preventive health activities to: Reduce chronic disease rates Prevent the development of secondary conditions Address health disparities Develop a stronger evidence-base of effective prevention programming
Activities may focus on creating: Healthier school environments Creating infrastructure or programs to support active living Access to nutritious foods Smoking cessation and other chronic disease priorities Implementing worksite wellness Working to highlight healthy options in food venues Reducing disparities and addressing special population needs
Includes evaluation and reporting requirements.
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Jungle Gym’s Make Healthy Kids
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2010 ExpendituresPrevention & Public Health Fund
The $250 million for prevention and public health to:
Community and Clinical Prevention: $126 million Support federal, state and community prevention initiatives Integrate primary care services into publicly funded community-based
behavioral health settings Obesity prevention, fitness and tobacco cessation
Public Health Infrastructure: $70 million Support state, local, and tribal public health infrastructure Build state and local capacity to address infectious diseases
Research and Tracking: $31 million Data collection and analysis Strengthen CDC’s Community Guide & the Task Force on Community
Preventive Services Improve transparency & public involvement in the Clinical Preventive Services
Task Force Public Health Training: $23 million
Expand CDC’s public health workforce programs & HRSA training centers
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2010 Expenditures Prevention & Public Health Fund$250 million to boost supply of primary care providers:
Creating additional primary care residency slots: $168 million Training more than 500 new primary care physicians by 2015
Supporting physician assistant training in primary care: $32 million Supporting the development of more than 600 new physician assistants
Encouraging students to pursue full-time nursing careers: $30 million Help over 600 nursing students attend school full-time
Establishing new nurse practitioner - led clinics: $15 million Operation of 10 nurse-managed health clinics & assist with training nurse
practitioners. Encouraging states to plan for and address health professional
workforce needs: $5 million Help states plan and implement innovative strategies to expand their primary
care workforce by 10 - 25 percent over ten years
2011 Expenditure Plan Pending
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2011 Second Year ($750 Million)ACA Prevention & Wellness Fund Community Prevention ($298 million): Promote health & wellness
in local communities, including efforts to prevent & reduce tobacco use; improve nutrition & increase physical activity; and coordinate & focus efforts to prevent chronic diseases.
Clinical Prevention ($182 million): Improve access to preventive care, including increasing awareness of the new prevention benefits provided under the new health care law. Increase availability & use of immunizations, and help integrate behavioral health services into primary care.
Public Health Infrastructure ($137 million): Help state and local health departments meet 21st century challenges, including investments in information technology & training for the public health workforce to detect & respond to infectious diseases and other health threats.
Research and Tracking ($133 million): Collect data to monitor the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the health of Americans & identify and disseminate evidence-based recommendations on important public health challenges.
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Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items
Established nutrition labeling of standard menu items at chain restaurants (20 or more locations doing business under the same name). Disclosing calories on menu
boards and in a written form; Additional information
pertaining to total calories and calories from fat, amounts of fat and saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, total and complex carbohydrates, sugars, dietary fiber, and protein must be available on request.
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National Workforce Commission
Establishes a National Health Care Workforce Commission to serve as a national resource to: Determine whether the demand for health care workers is being met; Identify barriers to coordination and encourage innovation; Disseminate information on retention practices for health care
professionals and; Shall review current and projected health care workforce supply and
demand and make recommendations regarding healthcare workforce priorities, goals and policies.
The Commission shall communicate and coordinate with a variety of federal agencies and departments……. Public health professionals are included in the definition of health care workforce and the definition of health professionals. Public health workforce capacity is also included in the high priority areas list.
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Public Health Worker Recruitment & Retention
Establish a public health workforce loan repayment program to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local and tribal public health agencies.
Individuals receiving assistance must work at least three years in these agencies. In FY 2010, $195 million is authorized to be appropriated for this program, and such sums as necessary for FY 2011 - 2015.
Also creates allied health workforce recruitment and retention programs.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants or enter into contracts to award scholarships to mid-career public health and allied health professionals to enroll in degree or professional training programs. Authorizes $60 million for these programs in FY 2010 and such sums as necessary for FY 2011 - 2015.
Not funded to date
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Public Health Systems Research
Authorizes CDC to fund research in the area of public health services and systems. Research shall: Examine best practices relating to prevention, with a particular
focus on high priority areas identified from in the National Prevention Strategy or Healthy People 2020
Analyzing the translation of interventions to real-world settings Identify effective strategies for organizing, financing or
delivering public health services in real world community settings, including comparing State and local health department structures and systems in terms of effectiveness and cost.
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Eliminating Health Disparities
Requires HHS to ensure that any ongoing or federally conducted or supported health care or public health program, activity, or survey collects and reports, to the extent practicable, data on race, ethnicity, gender, geographic location, socioeconomic status, language and disability status
Gather data at the smallest geographic level.
The Secretary shall analyze the data to detect and monitor trends in health disparities and disseminate this information to relevant Federal agencies
Codifies Offices of Minority Health in HHS agencies WEB Dubois
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NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH CARE
The Secretary, shall establish a national strategy to improve the delivery of health care services, patient health outcomes, and population health. Initial strategy to Congress due January 1, 2011
In the development and implementation of quality measures the consensus-based entity (NQF) must convene and solicit input from multiple stakeholder groups (i.e., voluntary collaborative of affected organizations, such as HQA) regarding the: Selection of measures (NQF-endorsed or proposed by the Secretary) Identification of national priorities for quality improvement NQF is engaging public health community in this effort
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National Board of Public Health Examiners
A New Tool To Improve Individual Competency
Voluntary certification exam
Graduate degree from CEPH accredited school / program
Ensure that students and graduates from schools and programs of public health accredited by the Council on Education of Public Health (CEPH) have mastered the knowledge and skills relevant to contemporary public health practiceWe give anyone a badge?
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Public Health Accreditation Board
Voluntary accreditation system in development: Several workgroups Standards & measures Research & Evaluation Equivalency
Goal is to improve the functioning of governmental public health departments
www.phaboard.org
Too many health departments w/o full capacity
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Data: The Key To Accountability
Public health has the lead role to oversee accountability of the system
Must be accountable Must be regulators Must be change agents Engage in HIT system
development
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2010 State Health RankingsUnited Health Care, APHA, PFP
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Address accountabilityfor health outcomes
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Some Want To Go Backward There will be several attempts to
dismantle the new health reform law The Prevention and Public Health
Fund has already been attacked. There are more plans to use the
Prevention and Public Health Fund to pay for other programs.
Funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund is being put to use in communities across the country to address key public health issues: Tobacco use Reduce obesity Encourage better nutrition Increase physical activity Strengthen state, territorial, tribal and
local public health infrastructure
We must be prepared to respond to advocatefor the health of our communities!
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Predictions For Year 2015
Legal & legislative efforts fail directly but slow down progress of implementation indirectly
Medical care system changes that focus on chronic disease are slowly adopted
Prevention & wellness components of ACA are implemented but slowly & unevenly
Public health funding levels off
• Chronic disease rates continue rapid increase• Health care costs savings are not optimized
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We Need To Look Forward Take a long view Health is a national asset
& investment to be protected
Community & Clinical prevention are key factors in a well structured health system
Governmental as well as nongovernmental health agencies must be robust & sustainable
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it”……Alan Kay, 1971
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What Ever Happens: Public Health Still Has Core Responsibilities
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!JUNE 23-25, 2011
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS VERY IMPORTANT & INFORMATIVE MEETING
Detailed Agenda, Speakers, Hotel and Registration Information
Available in January 2011www.apha.org/midyear
””Protect, Prevent, Live Well”
Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP(E), FNAPA, Hon FRSPH
Executive Director
American Public Health Association
WWW.APHA.ORG
”Protect, Prevent, Live Well”