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The Department of Managed Health Care has
issued a unique contract to Consumers Union
to provide critiques of hikes in premiums
insurers submit to the agency.
Valued at $225,000 and funded with
money from the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, the pact will permit the
San Francisco-based consumer advocacy
group to review rate hikes proposed by health
insurers for its enrollees.
This partnership will help bolster
accountability and transparency in health plan
rate setting, said DMHC Director Brent
Barnhart. Consumers Union will not only
provide in-depth input on health plan
premium rate lings but will also help get
more Californians engaged in how plans set
those rates.
The DMHC does not have the ofcial
power to reject proposed premium increases.
However, legislation that went into effect last
year, SB 1163, gives the agency the authority
to review proposed rate hikes before they go
into effect and make its own
recommendations. Insurers have reduced
some proposed rate hikes as a result.
Consumers Union works with healthcare
advocates in more than two dozen states,
although it does not work with any other
regulatory agencies in an ofcial capacity.
This is the rst time that weve worked
directly with a state agency, said Consumers
Union Staff Attorney Laurie Sobel.
Sobel said her organization would review
rates as theyre led with the DMHC, and
make public comment as necessary. She
added that it was possible the money would
also be used to hire an outside actuary to
scrutinize rate proposals.
When we look at the proposals, we will
see what (actuarial) presumptions are
underlying it. If theres a medical trend
assumption thats out of whack, or if theyre
pooling it in an unusual way, we would want
to examine it more closely, she said.
In addition to assisting with the public
comments on the DMHCs behalf, Sobel noted
that Consumers Union would likely issue
press releases on its own regarding rate hike
critiques.
The contract was awarded as the debate
about premium hikes and access to coverage
is approaching a high volume again. A bill to
legislate premiums died in the Legislature last
year. The advocacy organization Consumer
Watchdog is currently in the process to qualify
a regulation initiative for the November ballot.
The California Association of Health
Plans said the Consumer Union pact would
help show how much insurers spend on care.
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In Brief
County By County
Health Rankings
Released
A new study of the nations health
rankings on a county-to-county basis
shows a wide disparity of healthcare
outcomes in California.
According to the Public Health
Institute of California, Marin, San
Benito and Santa Clara Counties had
the highest rankings in health
outcomes statewide. Siskiyou, Del
Norte and Trinity County had the
lowest rankings. Among the health
factors that affect the outcomes,
Marin, Placer and San Mateo
Counties had the highest rankings,
while Tulare, Kern and Yuba Counties
had the lowest marks.
The study was conducted by the
Wisconsin Population Health
Institute and the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation. According to
the Public Health Institute, which is
promoting the rankings in California,
residents of Trinity County are three
times more likely to die a premature
death compared to residents of Marin
County.
"By highlighting these health
disparities across California counties,
the Rankings inform a larger and
critical discussion about what can be
done to reduce them," said PHI Chief
Executive Ofcer Mary Pittman.
Health Plans Criticized
For Available
Substance Abuse
Treatments
A recently released report on the
quality of Californias health plans
was criticized by a drug treatment
advocacy group for a systemic failure
to get appropriate care for those
confronting substance abuse issues.
Continued on Page 3
NEWS
CalOptima Moves To Oust PR Firm
Agencys Head Tied To Inappropriate Remarks
As CalOptimas reins are handed over to an
interim chief executive ofcer, more turmoil at
Orange Countys Medi-Cal managed care plan
has surfaced regarding its longtime public
affairs consultant.
A memo distributed earlier this week by
departing CEO Richard Chambers said
CalOptima was consulting with legal counsel
about terminating its contract with Laguna
Hills-based public affairs agency Laer Pearce
Associates immediately as opposed to
entering a 30-day wind-down period as
required in its contract.
The Laer Pearce rm itself has already
notied CalOptima of its intent to serve
notice, according to the April 3 memo.
The decision to part ways centers around
alleged conduct involving the rms president,
Laer Pearce.
The memo alleged that Pearce, during a
phone call with a staffer for the Orange
County Board of Supervisors, made
statements that are not consistent with
CalOptimas decision or direction. The
particular Supervisor was not named, although
sources say the communication involved a
staff member for Supervisor Bill Campbell. A
Campbell spokesperson conrmed Pearce has
called his ofce, but would not comment
further.
The memo included an apology to the
CalOptima board of directors and the Orange
County Board of Supervisors for any
appearances of inappropriate conduct by any
CalOptima representative.
Laer Pearce Associates specializes in
communications consulting for public
agencies. Its client roster includes the
Metropolitan Water District and the City of
Yorba Linda, according to information posted
on its website. According to Chambers
memo, it had been providing consulting
services to CalOptima for the past four years.
In e-mail responses seeking a comment
about the memo, Pearce denied that the
incident involved Campbell directly, but
suggested that he came under pressure from
Supervisor Janet Nguyen. According to an
article published earlier this week in the
online publication the Voice of OC, Nguyen
claimed Pearce had slandered her, and asked
for his rms contract to be terminated.
In another e-mail sent shortly before
presstime, Pearce provided a March 30 letter
of resignation to Chambers where he issued a
categorical denial of all of Nguyens
allegations.
Pearce has been critical of Payers &
Providers reporting in February of potential
conicts of interest involving CalOptima
Chairman Edward B. Kacic. It was reported
that a philanthropic organization he headed
and an ad hoc organization he co-chaired
were vying for more than $20 million in funds
to provide care for CalOptima enrollees.
Nguyen criticized Kacic for his conduct,
and was part of a bloc of Supervisors that
voted 3-2 in late February to delay his
reappointment to the CalOptima board.
Another trustees reappointment was denied
after it was disclosed the organization she
worked for received ofce space and other
support from CalOptima.
Pearce said Payers & Providers publisher/
editor Ron Shinkman himself had a conict of
interest by slanting coverage in favor of the
Hospital Association of Southern California.
Shinkman provided communications
consulting to HASC between 2002 and 2008.
HASC supported a plan recently passed
by the Board of Supervisors and backed by
Nguyen to expand the CalOptima board to
include representation from hospital members.
The measure also extended Nguyens term on
the CalOptima board by one year.
Chambers is leaving CalOptima later this
month for an executive position with Molina
Healthcare in Long Beach. Chief Financial
Ofcer Michael Ingelhard is serving as interim
CEO until a replacement is found. Michael
Ewing has been retained through an outside
frrm and named interim CFO.
Chambers departure came just a few
months after an internal audit by an outside
rm was critical of CalOptimas management.
Correction !Last weeks issue of Payers & Providers incorrectly gave the name of a winning
archiectural firm in Kaiser Permanentes small hospital design contest as Aditazz, Gresham Smith and
Partners. The firms correct name is Aditazz, and it is based in San Bruno. The article also said there
were three contest winners. Two of the three firms teamed for one of two winning entries.
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In Brief
According to the report released
by the Ofce of the Patient Advocate,
only 13% of adults and adolescents
received appropriate treatment within
30 days of being diagnosed.
This is the equivalent of getting
13 out of 100 on a test, and nobody
should nd that acceptable, said
Phillip Greer, executive director of
the California Treatment Advocacy
Foundation. The score is disgraceful
but sadly not a shock given that for so
long health plans have routinely
denied those suffering from substance
abuse access to the care they need.
Greer added that many health
plans have imposed heavy co-
payments and deductibles on
enrollees seeking substance abuse
treatment. His organization has
proposed broadening a bill currently
in the Legislature, AB 154, that would
expand mental health services to
include similar services for those with
substance abuse issues.
Medical Societies Warn
Against Excessive
Testing
An afliate organization of the Board
of Internal Medicine and eight other
medical societies have ofcially come
out against unnecessary medical
testing, claiming it causes cost to rise
without a commensurate return on
healthcare outcomes.
The group of medical societies
say that unnecessary testing costs
upward of $250 billion a year, and
that the money could be better spent
elsewhere on other facets of care.
Among the procedures singled
out for potential overuse are x-rays for
lower back pain (it recommended
waiting six weeks before ordering
them), prescribing antibiotics for sinus
headaches, pap smears for women
under the age of 21,
electrocardiograms as part of annual
checkups and pre-operative x-rays
when a patient is ambulatory or has
not other conditions suggesting other
risks.
entered into settlement negotiations with the
entities in late 2010.
However, SCAN noted in documentation
that it was unsure whether a settlement will be
made, or if the company or any of its
employees might face criminal charges.
SCAN has 130,000 enrollees in
California. California Watch rst reported last
summer that the plan was under investigation
after state Controller John Chiang had accused
the plan of eecing as much as $339 million
after his department had conducted an audit.
Should SCAN reach a settlement near the
amount it set aside, it would be one of the
biggest recoveries in the history fo the Medi-
Cal program, according to California Watch.
Long Beach-based SCAN Health Plan has
disclosed that it has set aside $125 million to
settle allegations that it overbilled the Medi-
Cal and Medicare programs.
The disclosure, rst reported on
Wednesday by the investigative website
California Watch, was included in an
application SCAN submitted to state regulators
to serve 54,000 Medicare enrollees in Los
Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside
Counties.
SCAN has been under parallel
investigations by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services Ofce of the
Inspector General, the U.S. Attorney General
and the California Attorney General. It
NEWS
Robot Surgery Has Better Outcomes
UCLA Says Patient Mortality, Complications Lower
SCAN Health Plan Sets Aside $125M
Money May Be Used to Settle State, Federal Probes
A new study by UCLA researchers and partly
funded by the U.S. Department of Defense
concludes that the use of robots to assist in
bladder cancer surgery lowers mortality
rates.
The research team examined records of
more than 1,400 traditional surgeries to
remove cancerous bladders versus 224
robotic-assisted procedures. The procedures
were performed at 1,050 hospitals in 44
states during 2009, the most recent year for
which information was available.
The traditional surgeries were linked to
a 2.5% mortality rate during hospitalization.
The robotic-assisted procedures were
associated with no mortalities at all. And
while patients who underwent the
traditional procedure experienced
complications at a rate of nearly 64%, the
complication rate among robotic-assisted
procedures was only 49.1%.
The average length of hospital stay for
both procedures was exactly the same: eight
days.
The robotic procedures also cost an
average of $3,000 more. That was no surprise
to the researchers, who factored in longer
operation times, greater use of disposable
instruments and equipment maintenance.
"While we expected to see greater
expenses associated with the robotic
procedure for bladder cancer, we were
surprised to see the signicant reduction in
deaths and complications, particularly this
early in its adoption," said the study's senior
author, Jim Hu, M.D., the UCLA School of
Medicines director of minimally invasive
urological surgery.
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OPINION
A Ballot Initiatives Lasting Legacy
Prop. 71 Will Lead to Future Stem Cell Breakthroughs
Jim Lott is the executive vice president of the
Hospital Association of Southern California.
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In a sign of our populist, ballot box-driven
times, Kamala Harris received more than 90
proposed statewide voter initiatives prior to
circulation for signature gathering to qualify
for the November election. Certainly, not all of
them will nd their way to the
ballot (26 is the current record).
Still, one has to wonder
what the late Gov. Hiram
Johnson the early 20th
century father of our states
initiative, referendum, and
recall system would say if he
saw how his idea of giving
California voters a degree of
direct democracy is being
exploited.
Of those initiatives placed
on the ballot since the initiative
system was created in 1911,
which would have been
Johnsons favorites and least
favorites? Would this liberal
Republican have embraced
Proposition 13, the 1978
initiative that robbed local
government of access to the well of
property tax revenue to dip ever deeper
into to fund ever-increasing demand for
costlier local services?
Similarly, how would Johnson have felt
about Proposition 98, which when approved
in 1988, grabbed about half of the state
budget for schools? Though perhaps he would
have supported the other Proposition 98, the
one that proposed limitations on the use of
eminent domain and the prohibition of rent
control that failed passage in 1998.
Of this Im certain, Johnson and the
Progressives of the time would have heartily
embraced Proposition 71, which was passed
in 2004. Fifty-nine percent of the voters in
that election authorized $3 billion in bonds to
fund stem cell research in California.
That proposition passed during a
presidential election year. It was a clear
rejection of then President George W. Bush's
imposition of his personal ideology on federal
funding for stem cell research.
The eventual product of Proposition 71
was the California Institute for Regenerative
Medicine.
As stated on CIRMs website, stem cells
have incredible potential to treat disease.
Embryonic or iPS cells can turn into any cell
in the body, creating an endless resource for
replacing diseased or damaged tissue. Stem
cells within our own bone marrow, brains,
muscles and other tissues can repair damage
after injury if properly activated. In a lab dish,
stem cells can mimic human
diseases, pointing the way to
new drugs. The challenge in
generating a new therapy isnt
whether or not the cells can do
the job, its understanding the
best way to get the job done.
After overcoming legal
challenges in 2006, CIRM has
since set up shop. It has made
California home to the rst
clinical trials based on
embryonic stem cells. The
agency has funded the efforts
of more than 450 California
scientists with more than $1.2
billion. It also recently
announced a collaboration
with leading research scientists
in South America. Thats in
addition to existing
collaborations with Canada, the United
Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Japan,
China and India.
All of CIRMs work has a single goal:
Develop new stem cell-based therapies for
incurable diseases and injuries. Forty-three
projects are now in various stages of progress
toward helping people with chronic diseases
and conditions in California and worldwide.
Because of Proposition 71, we are closer to
obtaining effective therapies if not cures for
chronic, debilitating and costly diseases like
diabetes. And its not beyond the possibility to
see patients with spinal chord injuries today
be freed from their wheelchairs and other
connements in their lifetimes.
This is a terric gift to the quality of life for
humankind. And for any naysayers out there,
this investment will do more than all other
interventions combined to reduce the rising
cost of healthcare plaguing our nation.
By
Jim Lott
Op-ed submissions of up to 600 words are
welcomed. Please e-mail proposals to
editor@payersandproviders.com
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capacity. Able to direct nursing, therapy and social
work within the framework of regulations to care for
patients while understanding the rationale of rule-
making in the industry. Must have an active interest
in improving current level of skill and knowledge.
Beyond the benefits that come with working for
the areas leading community health care provider
one that also recognizes the need to ensure patient
safety and comfort youll enjoy an extremely com-
petitive compensation and benefits package. Plus,
we use team concepts to encourage professional
growth and development.
Please apply online at www.pih.net,
or recruitment@pih.net.
Providence is calling a
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST OF REPORTING,
BUDGETING & PRACTICE ANALYSIS
to Providence Medical Institute, Torrance, CA.
In this position you will: Develop and maintain monthly
financial reporting, prepare the annual budget, and support
Operations management to identify and resolve financial
opportunities in physician practices. The position will also
create, manage and track results of the annual Operating
Budgets. Analyze physician compensation based on RVU
methodology.
Required qualifications for this position include: 5 to
10 years of experience within a large healthcare organiza-
tion. Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance. Strong
analytical skills with and expertise in using Microsoft
Office Access, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook. Knowledge of
Lawson Financial Software.
Preferred qualifications for this position include:
Physician Compensation Analysis experience. Medical
Group experience.
Providence Health & Services Southern California is further
developing its physician integration strategy. Historically,
the largest asset has been Providence Medical Institute, a
medical foundation that provides administrative and other
support services to affiliated medical groups. Providence
Medical Institute is expected to grow significantly in the
next several years, bringing with it facilities, staff and phy-
sician growth to support that objective.
PROVIDENCE IS CALLING!
For immediate consideration, qualified candidates are
encouraged to apply on-line at www.ProvidenceIsCalling.jobs.
Apply Online
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