By now, we have all seen those awareness ribbons for various chronic diseases – red for heart disease, pink for breast cancer and so many more. Awareness is clearly a good first step in fighting a disease, but as actuaries we need to go far beyond just being aware. In this session, you will learn of key attributes, like which diseases are driving costs, key risk factors and the primary treatment and prevention options for the major diseases.
Learning Outcomes:
Attend this session and you’ll:
· Identify the chronic diseases driving health care costs.
· Determine the key risk factors associated with each disease.
· Discuss available and expected treatment and prevention options.
Track: Safeguarding Populations
1.20 SOA CPD
1.00 CIA