Per member per month (PMPM)

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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:

 Service Category

 Inpatient Days
 per 1,000 Enrollees

 Average Cost
 per Day

 General

 150

 $1,500

 Surgical

 125

 $1,800

 Psychiatric 

 70

 $700

 Alcohol/Drug Abuse

 38

 $500

 Maternity

 42

 $1,500

 Total

 425

 $1,367

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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Submission Details:

•  Your assignment should be addressed in an 8- to 10-page document.