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: In discussing the contemporary reactions to this regulation, as well as how EU-based insurance firms adapted to the shift, this segment will invite us to question our assumptions on the role of gender-based pricing in the future of the industry. In the latter half of the presentation, we will delve into the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals when accessing life, health, and auto insurance.

Description: Explore cutting-edge advancements in virtual care, including remote patient monitoring and care delivery in the metaverse, which build on the foundation that pandemic-era telehealth built. Gain a deep understanding of how these innovations are set to shape the future of telehealth and healthcare more broadly. By attending the session, you will be equipped with a roadmap of the key trends and opportunities in virtual care, and be able to identify potential challenges and solutions for their own organizations in leveraging these new tools.

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: 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.

Description: This session will focus on the latest regulatory changes impacting commercial dental plans, including recent developments in Minimum Loss Ratio Requirements (MLR) and the potential inclusion of adult dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB).

Description: Session 4F: Clear as Mud - The Impact of Price Transparency

Description: Explore a general overview of the Medicare Advantage VBID hospice model, including program goal and a brief review of available information on plan participation in 2021 and 2022. Join us to learn how the program can support other elements related to health equity and address social determinants of health. You will be able to focus on how to improve quality of life and care using palliative, concurrent and/or transitional care and hospice services. Elevate your understanding with a summary of publicly available hospice experience data published by CMS, as well as a review of published research by the SOA and others related to hospice and end of life care. Finally, expect technical guidance regarding VBID model financial implications and proposed enhancements to the program as CMS transitions from the current model due to expire at end of 2024.

Description: Join us for an analysis of the impact of climate change on financial institution solvency, profitability, and how other key performance metrics are, or likely will be, required by financial regulators in most major economies in the very near future. Regulators are signaling that such impacts should be assessed through the use of scenario analysis, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Explore an overview of the emerging regulatory landscape for insurers as it relates to the disclosure of climate risk. After that, check out the mechanics and current best practices that actuaries and risk modelers may use in performing qualitative and quantitative climate risk scenario analyses, covering both physical and transition risks.