six of Americans stand to benefit from taking an iterative and innovative approach to scaling medical care for older adults with complex, chronic illnesses. In 2014, 15.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and over had Millions or more complex conditions, costing $126.1bn, or 51% of Medicare fee-for-service spending. A program created by Health Quality Partners (HQP) based on advanced preventive care, has seen 33% fewer hospitalizations, a 25% reduction in all-cause mortality of a quarter, and a 22% net reduction in Parts A and B Medicare expenditure. However, to scale HQP's model to a national level will require innovative approaches such as replication consultancy, forward-thinking partnerships and the creation and testing of proof-of-concepts.
Millions of Americans stand to benefit from taking an iterative and innovative approach to scaling medical care for older adults with complex, chronic illnesses. In 2014, 15.4% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and over had six or more complex conditions, costing $126.1bn, or 51% of Medicare fee-for-service spending. A program created by Health Quality Partners (HQP) based on advanced preventive care, has seen 33% fewer hospitalizations, a 25% reduction in all-cause mortality of a quarter, and a 22% net reduction in Parts A and B Medicare expenditure. However, to scale HQP's model to a national level will require innovative approaches such as replication consultancy, forward-thinking partnerships and the creation and testing of proof-of-concepts.