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San Joaquin Valley Regional Association of CA Counties Health Care and the Affordable Care

San Joaquin Valley Regional Association of CA Counties Health Care and the Affordable Care Act Hospital Viewpoint Stephen Walter, SVP/CFO Community Medical Centers-Fresno October 9, 2014

Healthcare and the Affordable Care Act • About Community Medical Centers-Fresno, CA • ACA

Healthcare and the Affordable Care Act • About Community Medical Centers-Fresno, CA • ACA , Goals, Health Care Industry, Resulting Impact • ACA, Region, Safety-Net, Challenges • Status of Hospitals in the SJV – OSHPD DATA 1 Q and 2 Q 2014 • Access to Care; Providers and Hospital Beds • What is Needed? – Payment Reform • DSRIP – Delivery System Reform Incentive Pool for 2015?

Community Medical Centers • CRMC 2 nd Largest Acute Care Hospital in California. •

Community Medical Centers • CRMC 2 nd Largest Acute Care Hospital in California. • CRMC Largest Safety-Net Hospital in CA • Level 1 Trauma and Burn Center – Adults and Pediatric – Sac/LA • Largest Provider for Specialty Care in SJ Valley • Largest Private Employer in the SJ Valley- Over 7, 000 Employees • Largest Teaching Hospital in SJ Valley – UCSF – Over 300 Residents • Invested over $1 B in Plant and Equipment Last 12 Years

Affordable Care Act • Main Goals- Uninsured, Access, Costs, Quality – “Triple Aim” •

Affordable Care Act • Main Goals- Uninsured, Access, Costs, Quality – “Triple Aim” • Biggest Impact to Health Care since 1960 s • Not Perfect – Senate Only Version – “Modifications” • House Republicans voted over 50 times to Repeal • ACA Safe until 2016 – Obama Veto • Kaiser Family Foundation say 3. 4 M Newly Insured in CA • From 22% to 11% • SJ Valley had the smallest gains in getting Medi-Cal/Covered CA • NO LIHP in Fresno, Tulare; Latino Barriers, Safety-Net Numbers

ACA and Its Impact on Health Care Industry • More Hospitals Will Become Part

ACA and Its Impact on Health Care Industry • More Hospitals Will Become Part of a Health System • More Physicians Will Affiliate With Hospitals • More Providers Will Own Health Systems • More Payments Will Move to VALUE-Based • More Payments Will Become Fixed or Capitated

Hospital Overview in SJ Region • Nine Counties – 36 Acute Hospitals – 17

Hospital Overview in SJ Region • Nine Counties – 36 Acute Hospitals – 17 Had Op Losses – Six Months 2014 • Industry Trends – Consolidate, Value, Access, Population Health • Sutter, Dignity, Adventist, Tenet, CMC (EMR, Seismic, Scale/Integration) • • Preventable Admissions – Safety Net – Impact of ACA Safety Net = Lower Reimbursement for Hospitals Valley Health Issues – Poorest Health and Fewest Primary Care Physicians Aging Population = Higher Hospital Bed Utilization Bed Capacity – CA Health Care Foundation 2008 Reduce DSH Funding to Safety Net Hospitals 2014 -2020 State Conversion of Medi-Cal Payment to DRGs – Negative CHA/Deloitte – Unfavorable Current and Future Exposure

SJ Valley Hospitals – Operating Financials • Top Five Winners • Memorial – Modesto

SJ Valley Hospitals – Operating Financials • Top Five Winners • Memorial – Modesto $34 M; CRMC-Fresno $31 M; Bakersfield Memorial $28 M; Mercy Bakersfield $16 M and Children’s-Madera $13 M • Top Five Losses • • SJ County $37 M; Kern County $23 M Mercy Merced $11 M Adventist Kings/Fresno $9 M Saint Agnes Fresno $7 M • Observations – Winners…System Strengths (Dignity, Sutter) Children’s Given a Distorted Medi-Cal Reimbursement. Losers…Counties, Regional Location, Stand-Alones and Districts • No Provider Fee Monies in 2014 Source: OSHPD Hospital Financial Data 1 Q and 2 Q 2014

Seniors Growth in SJV Seniors 3 X Hospital Days

Seniors Growth in SJV Seniors 3 X Hospital Days

ACA and Things to Fix… PAYMENT REFORM • Medi-Cal Rates are TOO Low to

ACA and Things to Fix… PAYMENT REFORM • Medi-Cal Rates are TOO Low to Attract Doctors Rates • Recruiting Physicians to SJ Valley – CA Law Prevents Hiring Doctors • Funding to Modernize Hospitals to Meet Seismic • Affordable Health Care Plans for Agriculture Workers • Care Model Programs to Address SJV Health Issues, i. e. , Asthma • Influence Medi-Cal 2015 Waiver DSRIP to Address Uniqueness of SJV • Care Models to Focus on Population Health • Interconnect Clinics, Hospitals and Providers with IT • Hospital Provider FEE (QAF) – Make Permanent CA/CHA/CMS

DSRIP – SJV Mostly Missed Out, BUT… • 2010 WAIVER $3. 4 B –

DSRIP – SJV Mostly Missed Out, BUT… • 2010 WAIVER $3. 4 B – Public Hospitals Benefitted Only • New Medical 1115 Waiver Coming in 2015 • Opportunity to Support the Private Safety Net Hospitals • CSAC Representation on CA Dept Health Care Services

Thank you… Sources and Additional Info • Beds for Boomers – California Health Care

Thank you… Sources and Additional Info • Beds for Boomers – California Health Care Foundation http: //www. chcf. org/~/media/MEDIA%20 LIBRARY%20 Files/PDF/S/PD F%20 Snapshot. Beds. Boomers. pdf • State of CA –Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) http: //www. oshpd. ca. gov/HID/Data. Flow/Hosp. Main. html • DSRIP, California 2015 1115 Medi-Cal Waiver • Transforming for Tomorrow-California Hospital Association July 2012 • California and Its Counties Under the ACA: A Leadership Framework http: //www. chcf. org/~/media/MEDIA%20 LIBRARY%20 Files/PDF/C/PD F%20 CACounties. Under. ACA. pdf