Capitated Health Care Plans for ‘Dual Eligible’ Individuals Could Cut $70 Billion From Federal Spending by 2024

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News Enrolling “dual eligibles,” individuals who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid,  in capitated health care plans could reduce the expected growth in federal spending for those programs by three percent in 2010 and up to six percent annually by 2024; each percentage point reduction is estimated to reduce spending growth by more than $70 billion between 2010 and 2024. Total spending on dual eligible individuals is expected to reach $775 billion as of the year 2024, and annual per capita costs are expected to approach $80,000. As of 2005 . . .