CMS-10620 LAN Informational Questions

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5. 2022 LAN Informational Questions

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LAN APM Measurement

Informational Questions for 2022 Measurement Effort

Finalized on 04/19/2022

 

 


Informational Questions

 

 

 

The following questions ask about the current and future state of payment reform from the health plan’s perspective.

For the purposes of this survey, health plan refers to any type of health insurance company, third party administrator, or health care purchaser paying for health care provisions on behalf of a population (e.g. state Medicaid agency).


Questions

Responses

From health plan’s perspective, what do you think will be the trend in APMs over the next 24 months?

 

APM activity will increase

 

APM activity will stay the same

 

APM activity will decrease

 

Not sure

 

 

 

[To those who answered APM activity will increase] Which APM subcategory do you think will increase the most in activity over the next 24 months?

 

Traditional shared savings, utilization-based shared savings (3A)

 

Fee-for-service-based shared risk, procedure-based bundled/episode payments (3B)

 

Condition-specific population-based payments, condition-specific bundled/episode payments (4A)

 

Full or percent of premium population-based payments, population-based payments that are not condition-specific (4B)

 

Integrated finance and delivery system payments(4C)

[To those who answered APM activity will decrease] Which APM subcategory do you think will decrease the most in activity over the next 24 months?

 

Traditional shared savings, utilization-based shared savings (3A)

 

Fee-for-service-based shared risk, procedure-based bundled/episode payments (3B)

 

Condition-specific population-based payments, condition-specific bundled/episode payments (4A)

 

Full or percent of premium population-based payments, population-based payments that are not condition-specific (4B)

 

Integrated finance and delivery system payments(4C)

 

Not sure

 

 

 

From health plan’s perspective, what are the top barriers to APM adoption? (Select up to 3)

 

Provider interest/readiness

 

Health plan interest/readiness

 

Purchaser interest/readiness

 

Government influence

 

Provider ability to operationalize

 

Health plan ability to operationalize

 

Interoperability

 

Provider willingness to take on financial risk

 

Market factors

 

Other (please list)

 

 

 

From health plan’s perspective, what are the top facilitators to APM adoption? (Select up to 3)

 

Provider interest/readiness

 

Health plan interest/readiness

 

Purchaser interest/readiness

 

Government influence

 

Provider ability to operationalize

 

Health plan ability to operationalize

 

Interoperability

 

Provider willingness to take on financial risk

 

Market factors

 

Other (please list)

 

 

 

From health plan's perspective, please indicate to what extent you agree, disagree that APM adoption will result in each of the following outcomes:


Please respond to each statement listed.

 

Better quality care (strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree, not sure)

 

More affordable care (strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree, not sure)

 

  Improved care coordination (strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree, not sure)

 

More consolidation among health care providers (strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree, not sure)

 

Higher unit prices for discrete services (strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree, not sure)

[For payers who operated in more than one LOB] Given that your organization operated in more than one line of business in 2021, do the answers provided to the informational questions vary according to line of business?

Yes

Please describe how the answers to the questions above vary by line of business.

No

 

 

 

 

Does your organization have a strategy to contract with providers using population-based APMs (i.e., HCP LAN Category 4) over the next year? Please check all responses that apply.

 

The strategy is/will mostly target small, independent primary care clinicians/practices.

 

The strategy is/will mostly target independent larger physician group practices.

 

The strategy is will mostly target health systems and associated practices.

 

The strategy is/will target a mix of provider types.

 

No, my Plan does not have a strategy to contract with providers using population-based APMs.

 

Other (Please describe)

 

 

 

Is your Plan leveraging value-based provider arrangements to incentivize providers to improve health equity through the following strategies? Check all responses that apply.

 

Collection of standardized race, ethnicity, and language data

 

Collection of sexual orientation, gender, and identity data

 

Collection of disability status

 

Collection of veteran status

 

Participation in implicit bias (or similar) training

 

Complete staff competencies to serve diverse populations

 

Reporting performance measures by race, ethnicity, and language

 

Measurement of clinical outcome inequities among member groups

 

Reduction of clinical outcome inequities among member groups

 

Participation in quality improvement collaboratives

 

If other, please specify_________

 

 

 

If incentives are included in your value-based provider arrangements to improve social determinants of health, what specific Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) or delivery strategies are intended to improve? Check all that apply.

 

Screening for socioeconomic barriers known to impact health or health outcomes

 

Multidisciplinary team models (e.g. social worker, community health worker, medical staff, doulas, etc.)

 

Referrals to community-based organizations to address socioeconomic barriers

 

Verifications of interventions provided

 

Care coordination for services that address socioeconomic barriers

 

Food insecurity (e.g., offering resources for access to nutritious food)

 

Safe transportation (e.g., incentives or partnerships in ride sharing programs)

 

Housing insecurity (e.g., provider sponsored housing after a hospital discharge)

 

Economic insecurity (e.g., connections to job placement or training services)

 

Social isolation and loneliness (e.g., peer connection programs, group meetings, etc.)

 

Other basic needs (e.g., providing clothing, diapers, or gift cards; helping with utilities or childcare; providing digital devices such as phones to access telehealth and thrive in new digital world, etc.)

 

Expanding access to virtual and digital care

 

If other, please specify_________

 

 

 

The Health Care Payment and Learning Action Network (HCP-LAN) is interested in learning first-hand from health plans about primary care payment models, incentives to address health equity, and multi-payer collaboration in APM design and implementation. Is your organization willing to provide additional insights the LAN about these topics if contacted?

Yes

 

No

 



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