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Consider the following data and make your best analysis of per member per month (PMPM) rates, considering reductions in utilization or pricing. Bay Pines Medical Center estimates that a capitated population of 50,000 would have the following base case utilization and total cost characteristics:
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Service Category
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Inpatient Days
per 1,000 Enrollees
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Average Cost
per Day
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General
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150
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$1,500
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Surgical
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125
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$1,800
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Psychiatric
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70
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$700
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Alcohol/Drug Abuse
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38
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$500
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Maternity
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42
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$1,500
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Total
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425
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$1,367
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In addition to medical costs, Bay Pines allocates 10 percent of the total premium for administration/reserves.
On the basis of your data analysis, respond to the following:
• What is the PMPM rate that Bay Pines must set to cover medical costs plus administrative expenses?
• What would be the rate if a utilization management program were to reduce utilization within each patient service category by 10 percent? And by 20 percent?
• Consider the initial base case utilization assumption. What rate would be set if the average cost on each service were reduced by 10 percent?
• Assume that both utilization and cost reductions were made. What would the premium be?
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