Description: The level-funding approach to medical stop-loss insurance is growing in popularity, yet is highly specialized. This session will give the actuarial community an overview of level-funding, including the basic mechanics, the benefits of offering level-funding to clients, and the five keys to success, including the ability to underwrite this specialized coverage.

Description: 2021 Life Meeting - Session 8A: Use of Electronic Health Records in the Assessment of Life and Health Risks 9.1.21 Recording

Description: Prior to the global pandemic, investment in new health technologies had already reached an all-time high. As the world begins to emerge from COVID-19, what new technologies will next take root in the health care system and how will those affect medical costs? This session will review recent research from the SOA Health Section on how new technologies are spread and adopted. Particular focus will be given to emerging modes of consumer engagement and highly-focused gene and cell therapies that are breaking new ground in combating rare diseases. (We plan on focusing on 2 technologies like Consumerism or Telehealth & Gene & Cell Therapy depending on availability of speakers or if there are other sessions in this virtual meeting covering the same topic)

Description: CPT, NCCI, ICD, CCI, DRG, APC, PTP – understanding healthcare claims involve a dizzying array of code sets and payment methodologies, and yet the claim form is the intersection of health plan affordability, provider payment, and data analysis. This webcast will cover: • The code sets used in medical coding • Types of correct coding policies implemented by CMS and commercial payers • Payment integrity strategies to drive health plan affordability • Data analytics approaches leveraging medical coding knowledge

Description: The supplemental health market is changing. Carriers are looking to simplify claims processes, proactively identify missed claim opportunities, and reduce barriers to claim payment. As a result, more and more companies are looking at ways to use data from medical diagnostic and treatment codes. Take an introductory look at the most used medical codes—ICD (9 and 10), CPT, and HCPCS. Discuss the history and purpose of each code system and decipher the structure. Dive into how medical codes can be used in the supplemental health market (automatic claims adjudication, fraud identification, pricing), as well as common pitfalls encountered when using medical coding. By attending this session, you will have a basic understanding of the different types of medical codes, their actuarial applications, and common pitfalls.

Description: In this webcast, presenters will outline the key content in ERM ASOPs 46, 47 and 55 and explore the impact each ASOP has on practitioners working in these fields. We will also describe the revision work currently under way in the ERM Committee of the Actuarial Standards Board.

Description: 2021 ImpACT Conference - Session 2D Value-Based Models for Home-Based Care and Digital Health 10.25.21 Recording

Description: 2021 ImpACT Conference - Session 11D: Health Care Technologies in the New Normal 10.28.21 Recording

Description: 2021 ImpACT Conference - Session 12A: Rural Health Care 10.29.21 Recording

Description: 2021 ImpACT Conference - Session 5C: Transforming Health Insurance Through Consumer-Centric Products 10.26.21 Recording