Description: Session Categories

Description: On March 22, 2022, the Wall Street Journal hosted its annual Health Forum, a virtual all-day event which included several sessions. This session was attended by experts across the healthcare space and attendees included many from the healthcare technology companies. This report summarizes the event.

Description: Challenges of Provider Reimbursement

Description: Hear an overview of recent results and potential scenarios that may impact the future of the ACA market. Review recent reported industry level profitability before transitioning to a discussion of how current market dynamics may influence the future profitability of this segment. Results from microsimulation economic models will be presented to help illuminate market shifts. Issues that will be explored include how ICRA availability might influence individual decision making, as well as how a move to level funding is impacting the small group market.

Description: Explore the findings from the research paper recently released by Milliman and the SOA, highlighting the growing need for support of informal/family caregivers. We will discuss both quantitative and qualitative data that illustrates not only the cost and burgeoning need, but the mental/emotional stressors that come along with this work.

Description: Learn more about Health Care Sharing Ministries (HCSMs) and their functionality as health insurance. These nonprofit companies pool money from participating members to assist with members' healthcare coverage. Further exploring HCSMs, some of the offered arrangements of this plan operate differently and with a unique regulatory framework. HCSM enrollment has grown 1000% since solidification as a law in the ACA. By signing up for this webcast, you can discover why HCSMs are becoming a key component of the individual market in some states.

Description: ReMark's Global Consumer Study delivers 10 key insights to empower customers. Insurers can design products that meet customers' needs and enhance client experiences and add significant value to their business. At the same time with new products being launched seemingly continuously, it is important to take a step back and assess risk throughout the product management cycle.

Description: In this video Matt Emery, FSA, MAAA, CERA delves into advancing Value-Based arrangements between plans and providers to uplift healthcare services. These initiatives aim to cut costs, refine coding accuracy, bolster quality measures, streamline care coordination, and enrich member benefits. Success hinges on engaging members effectively, executing robust cost strategies, utilizing predictive models, targeting specific populations, structuring payment plans, and optimizing data exchange for superior healthcare outcomes and enduring partnerships. Contributors: Matt Emery FSA, MAAA, CERA; Mitchell Momanyi FSA, MAAA; Jon Forster ASA, MAAA

Description: "The script is for a Medicare session by the Society of Actuaries, led by Danica Turner, which introduces how revenue works on Part D. It covers the various cash flows and subsidies that Part D plans receive, including direct subsidies, federal reinsurance, and low-income subsidies. The session also explains the different phases of coverage and the upcoming changes due to the Inflation Reduction Act in 2025. The goal is to provide a high-level understanding of the revenue and payment calculations for Part D plans.

Description: The Tri-Agency published the final rule on short-term limited duration insurance and fixed indemnity coverage at the beginning of April. We’ll break down the new rule, approaches to complying with the new requirements, and what implications it could have for the supplemental health market moving forward.