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Dentzer, Susan - Editor-in-Chief
MEDICAID SERVICES AS THEY PRESENT THEIR LOOKBACK AT NATIONAL HEALTH SPENDING THIS YEAR FOR 2011. AS YOU KNOW SINCE YOU HAVE COPIES OF THE ARTICLE IN...
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Hartman, Micah - Statistician
MICAH. >> THANKS, SUSAN. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MICAH HARTMAN, AND I'M HERE TODAY WITH ANNE MARTIN, AARON CATLIN AND JOE BENSON AND SOME...
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Hartman, Micah - Statistician
NATIONAL HEALTH SPENDING GROWTH HAS BEEN STABLE FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. OF HOWEVER, AT THE PERSONAL HEALTH CARE LEVEL WHICH INCLUDES SPENDING FOR GOODS...
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| 00:06:09 |
Hartman, Micah - Statistician
LOWER CARE UPDATES FOR HOSPITALS AND CERTAIN OTHER PROVIDERS AND REDUCED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE RATES. INCREASED ALSO WERE NEWLY-OF REQUIRED COVERAGE...
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| 00:10:31 |
Hartman, Micah - Statistician
2010. WE SEE IN 2011 THERE WAS A REBOUNDED IN THIS USE AND INTENSITY OF SERVICES, AND THAT'S WHAT WE FIND HERE FOR THE PERSONAL HEALTH CARE SPENDING....
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| 00:14:35 |
Hartman, Micah - Statistician
BY A SLOWDOWN IN THE GROWTH OF THE NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTIONS DISPENSED, THE CONTINUED INCREASE IN THE GENERIC DISPENSING RIGHT WHICH IS UP TO 70% NOW...
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| 00:15:01 |
Martin, Anne - Economist
ALL. >> THANK YOU, MICAH. I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE THINGS, UM, MICAH'S ALREADY MENTIONED, BUT IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. SO WE'RE GOING...
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| 00:17:55 |
Martin, Anne - Economist
THE CORRESPONDING LOSS OF EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE INCREASED ENROLLMENT IN 2011 WAS DUE TO THE ADDITION...
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| 00:27:23 |
Martin, Anne - Economist
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INCREASED BECAUSE THE DEDICATED FINANCING SOURCES FOR MEDICARE, WHICH ARE MOSTLY PAYROLL TAXES, DECLINED DUE TO EFFECTS...
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| 00:29:36 |
Dentzer, Susan - Editor-in-Chief
OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. >> WELL, THANK YOU, MICAH AND ANNE. AND THANKS, ALSO, TO AARON AND JOE WHO, OF COURSE, WERE AUTHORS ON THE PAPER AS WELL....
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| 00:31:17 |
Catlin, Aaron - Deputy Director
ASSESSMENTS? AARON? >> SURE. OKAY. UM, ONE THING THAT WE NOTE IN THE BACK OF THE PAPER IS THAT, UM, IN 2011 -- AS ANNE AND MICAH BOTH MENTIONED -- SPENDING...
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| 00:32:04 |
Hartman, Micah - Statistician
YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THAT, AND THAT'LL, HOPEFULLY, ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. >> OTHERS OF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? >> I THINK JUST THE FOCUS ON THE...
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| 00:32:46 |
Dentzer, Susan - Editor-in-Chief
COURSE, LOOKING FORWARD WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE EFFECT OF THE EXPANSIONS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AS WELL. >> UH-HUH. >> ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT,...
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| 00:33:05 |
Q&A
BE VERY HELPFUL FOR THE CMS FOLKS. SO START RIGHT HERE -- >> BOB ROSEN BRAT, FREELANCE WRITER. IN TERMS OF THE INCREASE IN VOLUME AND INTENSITY OF SERVICES...
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| 00:33:24 |
Hartman, Micah - Statistician
RECESSION? >> UM, WELL, ONE REASON WOULD BE, UM, THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE EXPANDED COVERAGE, UM, FOR -- I'M SORRY, FOR PREVENTIVE BENEFITS. SO THAT,...
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| 00:33:40 |
Martin, Anne - Economist
MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES TO SEE PHYSICIANS MORE. BUT I DON'T KNOW, ANNE, IF YOU HAVE MORE TO ADD TO THAT. >> WHERE UM, I DON'T THINK THERE'S BEEN, UM,...
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| 00:34:31 |
Q&A
POST. TWO-PART QUESTION. UM, FIRST, IN "THE NEW YORK TIMES" YESTERDAY THERE WAS A PIECE REPORTING SUBSTANTIAL PROPOSALS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR...
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| 00:35:03 |
Hartman, Micah - Statistician
EVERY CATEGORY IN THE LOW SINGLE DIGITS, AND I'M WONDERING WHETHER YOU CAN EXPLAIN THAT. LET ME JUST LEAVE THAT THERE FOR -- AND I'LL COME BACK FOR THE...
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| 00:36:42 |
Q&A
ABSOLUTELY TRUE. UM, THE LION'S SHARE OF HEALTH INSURANCE IN THIS COUNTRY IS STILL PROVIDED BY EMPLOYERS AND STILL THE MAJORITY OF THAT'S WITH LARGE...
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| 00:37:07 |
Hartman, Micah - Statistician
PLANS ARE, QUOTE, CONSUMER-DRIVEN OR WHAT PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION IS ENROLLED IN THOSE PLANS, AND HOW HAS THAT INCREASED OVER RECENT YEARS? >>...
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Q&A
AND CAN YOU'RE REFERRING TO, WHAT, 2013 OR POSSIBLY 2014 AS IT STARTS TO GET UNDERWAY. SO THERE'S A BIG TIME DIFFERENCE. UM, IF YOU THINK ALSO ABOUT...
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Q&A
LET'S TAKE ANOTHER QUESTION IN THE REAR, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, JESSICA -- [INAUDIBLE] WITH MODERN HEALTH CARE. COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
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| 00:40:39 |
Hartman, Micah - Statistician
ABOUT WHY THE REASONS WHY THERE WAS A SLOWER OR GROWTH IN HOSPITAL SPENDING IN 2011, PLEASE? >> UM, SURE. SO THE THINGS THAT WE MENTIONED, UM, IN THE...
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