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Issue Brief: Changing Financial Risks for Medigap Insurance, Part 1
patients who deferred certain types of care or simply sought less care than they normally would (or should) ... financial improvements due to delayed and averted care in 2020 and 2021 than did other types of health ...- Authors: Kristi Bohn
- Date: Mar 2024
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health insurance
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Chairperson’s Corner
Chairperson’s Corner Derek Ray shares his excitement on serving as Chair of the Health ... topics like health care cost transparency, social determinants of health, bias in health care and more (thanks ...- Authors: Derek Ray
- Date: Jan 2024
- Competency: Leadership; Professional Values
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession; Health & Disability
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Calculation of IBNR Reserves with Low Variance
common methods used by actuaries practicing in health care finance shows that these methods yield, for the ... themselves to be suffi- ciently sick, seek out medical care by going to their doctor, or in some cases, the ...- Authors: Robert Lynch
- Date: Aug 2003
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability
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How blockchain technology will disrupt the PBM-payer-pharmacy relationship
pharmaceutical industry has many stakeholders. The primary purpose of the PBM is to serve as an intermediary ... the focus of this paper is on the private health care space. THE ORIGIN OF PBMS PBMs as we know them ...- Authors: Brian Anderson, Michael DiPrima , Greg Callahan
- Date: Apr 2020
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability; Technology & Applications; Technology & Applications>Blockchain & cryptocurrency
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“Credibility”—The Health Actuary’sNemesis or Friend?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 “Managed Care” Capitation and Beyond”—Two-Day Seminar . 12 Minutes ... emphasis among casualty actu- aries. However, direct application to health insurance is not appropriate ...- Authors: Thomas J Stoiber
- Date: Jun 1998
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Health & Disability
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Long-Term Services and Support Services in Medicare Advantage Plans: 2019 Market Landscape and Challenges Ahead
these services are the same that private long-term care (LTC) insurance covers and reimburses. This article ... Benefit Count of Plans Adult day care services 2 Home-based palliative care 8 In-home support services 60 ...- Authors: Robert Eaton
- Date: Jul 2019
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability
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A Survey of the Fast-Evolving Landscape for Cell and Gene Therapy Coverage in the United States
perfecting your pitch on why your clients should care, sprinkled with a fair bit of scare. If instead ... stewards of health care financial systems, as well as general consumers of health care services, seem to ...- Authors: Ankit Nanda
- Date: May 2024
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Results-Oriented Solutions
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Reinsurance>Health reinsurance
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The Potential of Infra-Low Frequency Neurofeedback to Reduce Medical Claim Costs and Dramatically Improve Patients’ Lives
the implications for reducing high mental health care costs.[1] The study successfully used neurofeedback ... significant implications for lowering mental health care costs. It has been shown to be effective for a number ...- Date: Jul 2023
- Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health insurance
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2008 Year in Review
innovative three part series on the U.S. Health Care Crisis. The series was capped by a spirited debate ... health seminars in five years, the boot camps are a direct result of input from the 2006 member and employer ...- Authors: Jim Toole
- Date: Sep 2008
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability
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Biosimilars, Part 3: Humira Biosimilar Launches
patients everywhere. prescription drug costs, health care payment reforms, medical expenses By Gregory Warren ... inclusion in formularies so patients can have the care access they need. To remove Humira from your formulary ...- Authors: Tony Pistilli, Greg Warren
- Date: Nov 2023
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Public Policy; Public Policy; Public Policy