Description: Telehealth came to the forefront in a significant way during – 2020–2021, partially due to the pandemic. What is the reasonable expectation of future consumer use of telehealth? This virtual option has the ongoing potential to increase access to health care services to plausibly lower the cost of care. Furthermore, telehealth continues to evolve as a technology. Keeping current with advancements as well as consumer willingness to use this medium are important to the future of health insurance. By attending this session, you will learn about the latest advancements in telehealth as well as implications for cost of care due to consumer use.

Description: Additional Resources for Long Term Care Section.

Description: Joan C. Barrett, is an endorsed candidate for President Elect for SOA's 2017 elections. Read her candidate questionnaire.

Description: Product complexity, the services provided by distributors, their method of obtaining clients, and their relationship to insurers all affect the characteristics of in force membership.

Description: More seniors would like to age healthily in their homes, and technology is evolving to help them do so. The goal of the Eldertech summit is to showcase founders of exciting technology in Eldercare, to introduce new possibilities to long-term care and senior care payors. Eldertech Summit brings together in an on-site and virtual setting the innovators with insurance markets in an exciting setting – the Plug & Play Tech Center – to advance the senior care industry in a needed direction of improving caregiving and care management.

Description: At this engaging professionalism webcast, be prepared to reflect on the values of the actuarial profession and in particular the actuarial standards of practice related to long-term care.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute will host a virtual Open House about the Institute’s Health Care Cost Trends Strategic Research Program. We welcome academics, volunteers, and other professionals to join us and learn more about this program and its related activities. There will be a brief presentation with plenty of time for conversation and questions. And, of course, this is a great opportunity for you to share ideas and thoughts for future research efforts in this area!

Description: This session is designed to inform you about the current state of mental health and mental health care in the United States, as well as future trajectories. By exploring topics such as plan design, provider network, provider reimbursement, and other relevant channels, this session aims to enlighten everyone on existing challenges and the strategies being employed to tackle them. Notably, this will include and highlight proposed changes to the mental health parity. Additionally, attendees will hear from a mental health provider/academic on these topics to gain a non-actuarial perspective.

Description: In late 2021, U.S. Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CCA), which requires group health plans and health insurers to submit information regarding the costs of prescription drug costs and other health care services each year to the federal government. Learn how this data can be useful to anyone responsible for forecasting and budgeting.

Description: Leadership and Management Skills Workshop – Business Execution