ACC Board of Governors MeetingSeptember 2010

Jim Fasules, MD FACC SVP AdvocacyThe American College of Cardiology

Health Reform et al:Where we are now

Healthcare Reform: Hollywood on the Potomac

Reform Started with ARRA

$1.1B for CER (PCOR)

$36B for HITMeaningful use

$44,000 - $66,000 for MDs

Misinformation – “death panels”

ACC Principles for Reform

1. Provides universal coverage; +++2. Provides coverage through an expansion of both

public and private (pluralistic) programs; +++

3. Focuses on patient value — transparent, high quality, cost-effective, continuous care; +

4. Emphasizes professionalism, the foundation of an effective partnership with empowered patients;

5. Ensures coordination across sources and sites of care; +

6. Includes payment reforms that reward quality and ensure value. ?

Healthcare Reform: Role of Cardiology

Avoid spin and disinformation

“Lies, damn lies, statistics” Disraeli

“Lies, damn lies, and extreme partisan rhetoric” Fasules

“Don’t trust, verify” after Reagan

Other BIG issues we face…

“Reform 2010”: the Rule and the RUC

SPECT MPI cut 36% after ECHO cuts and lower PE

The “Rule” – Where are we now?

Cliff Happened!!!!

RBM Onslaught on “self-referral”

Critical Issues Lie Ahead

• ACOs and Payment Reform

• Public Reporting

• Maintenance of Certification

• Primary Care - PCMH?

• Physician Employment

ACC Advocacy: Creating Change

“We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate”

Thomas Jefferson, 1787

ACC Board of Governors MeetingSeptember 2010

Jack Lewin, M.D., CEOThe American College of Cardiology

Health Reform:What Lies Ahead

A crack in the crystal ball

Controlling the future?

The Bullish Forces

PPACA

The beginning or result of health reform?

The pressure for cost containment and fair

competition in a global economy

The pressure for integration and consolidation

• Physicians, hospitals and insurers• ACOs• Vertical vs. horizontal integration

The pressure for physician employment

• AMA estimates• ACC estimates• Impacts on professional societies• Vertical vs. horizontal integration

The pressure to move away from fee-for-service

reimbursement• Payment reforms• PCMH (patient centered medical home)• Government strategy

The pressure for delivery system reform

• EHRs and Meaningful Use• Care coordination• Prevention and chronic disease

management• H2H, etc.

The pressure to create patient financial incentives related to

health care costs• Employer actions• Government actions• Co-pay incentives• Preferred networks, Centers of Excellence

and CPIP/CPR

The pressure to improve population health

Risks and Opportunities

Causes for Cautious Optimism

PINNACLE and NCDR

FOCUS and AUC

CPIP/CPR

ACC Science, Education, LLL, POC Innovation

Uniting a fragmented profession