Description: As the medicine practice continues to evolve, join us for this webcast to receive up-to-date information about the incorporation of scientific advancements and emerging evidence into the field. The creation of innovative treatments and the focus on improving patient outcome can cause information and price shocks, which will be one of the covered topics. Expect to utilize this webcast as an introduction to precision medicine, which is a genetics-based approach to healthcare. Speakers will share their experiences in demonstrating cost-effectiveness and promoting reimbursement with this new approach.

Description: Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) have made dramatic changes to the benefits and plan premiums they've offered members over the past years. Hear about information on the changes to benefits and plan premiums offered over the past few years. Find out where these strategic items are currently (for CY2024 bid year) and get ideas on what might come in the next few years. Presenters will discuss recent proposals and rules from CMS that will impact the current and future landscape. They will also compare these items in relation to the fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare market. This session will help you gain a deeper knowledge of the Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Plan, and Medicare FFS landscape and walk away with some strategic thoughts on potential paths MAOs may take from here.

Description: Discuss the dramatically changing provider landscape, as well as the innovative solutions being leveraged by providers to address the intriguing opportunities and complex challenges. Among the questions to be answered are the following: How can providers capitalize on employers’ desire to contract directly with local providers? What's the path for providers to develop employer stop-loss (ESL) capabilities to maximize network value/impact? Can providers create a risk portfolio including ESL for local employers, their own employee plan, and other delegated risk arrangements such as Medicare Advantage? How can captive insurers support a provider's risk strategy?

Description: Are you a health actuary affected by recent developments in business practices and accounting standards that have created situations in which you may be involved in estimating balances under accounting rules that differ from those typically used by insurers? In this session you will learn about situations where non-insurance accounting regimes may intersect actuarial practice, with an intended focus on two particular topics.

Description: Explore the role of inflation across health products, including medical plans, disability, and long-term care. Explore various drivers of cost trends, wage increase, and cost of care. Understand their role in the pricing and valuation of a product and how to manage the risk.

Description: The Society of Actuaries will be offering this webinar series intended to educate and investigate aspects of life insurance, annuity, and long-term care product tax compliance. Developed by the Taxation Section, participants will be brought up to date on recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and learn about the newest tax issues related to product design and administration. Legal, IRS and product development experts will provide vital insights into the challenges of developing and administering products within the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and allow ample opportunities for questions and information exchange. The session will look to define the “Product Tax Compliance" and "Information Reporting" Operational Risks associated with the administration of life insurance, annuity, and long-term care products. Panelists from leading insurance companies will discuss practical, real-life situations that they encountered and strategies they have used for risk mitigation.

Description: Session 2A: Navigating Medicaid Single Preferred Drug Lists (PDLs) - A Deep Dive

Description: It's your first full day of productive learning! Start it off right with a delicious breakfast and warm welcome.

Description: The Society of Actuaries will be offering this webinar series intended to educate and investigate aspects of life insurance, annuity, and long-term care product tax compliance. Developed by the Taxation Section, participants will be brought up to date on recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and learn about the newest tax issues related to product design and administration. Legal, IRS and product development experts will provide vital insights into the challenges of developing and administering products within the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and allow ample opportunities for questions and information exchange. This session will provide an intense introduction to the basics of product taxation, with a focus on annuities.

Description: There is increasing industry interest in applying behavioral science to optimize product design decisions and improve outcomes for both insurers and their customers. With a growing set of options within product designs, predicting consumer behavior continues to get increasingly complex. Join this webcast for an overview of key behavioral economic concepts. Key insights will be shared from two SOA projects that explore how behavioral economic techniques can be used in various parts of the life insurance new business process and enforce management.