Description: Focus on how innovative health care organizations develop their value proposition for their intended buyers. Presenters will share information about their specific solution and the methods used to derive credible savings estimates, ROI, and performance guarantees. Learn about data utilized, the methods deployed, advantages, disadvantages, and buyers' reaction. This session is expected to be technical, highly informative, and interactive with audience members.

Description: With the mandated health plan transparency files, health plans and providers are now able to substantially enhance their provider contracting efforts. Although the files are large and cumbersome they are market disruptors and provide new insights for provider contracting efforts. Explore a demonstration on the type of information now available and how it can be used to enhance this from both a health plan and health care provider perspective.

Description: This session will explore the evolving landscape of accident and health valuation, with a special focus on GAAP Long Duration Targeted Improvements. Discussion will delve into the intricacies of change brought by GAAP LDTI for calculation of both Lifetime Future Policy Benefits (LFPB) and Deferred Acquisition Costs, as well as potential downstream impacts to other activities related to general GAAP and STAT reserving such as experience analysis, model system conversion, financial planning and analysis, and statutory margin analysis. Attendees should be able to connect accounting and financial reporting concepts under GAAP LDTI to opportunities for technology modernization, improved transparency of financial analytics, and important considerations unique to Accident and Health products.

Description: Session 6D: Breaking Barriers - A Multidimensional Approach to Behavioral Healthcare Access

Description: Join us as we explore Medigap claims assumptions and more. What has been driving cost increases? Does the trend vary by market? How are area factors determined? What opportunities exist for niche carriers? This session will provide a fresh experience-based perspective on key pricing considerations and leave you with food for thought as you manage your business.

Description: This session will focus on the introduction to Medicare Research Identifiable File (RIF) data and how you can turbocharge strategic decision-making for Medicare stakeholders. Through real-world examples, we unravel the practical applications of this data for plan sponsors, pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and drug manufacturers.

Description: This session will present three utilized underwriting models that can be used for mid-size employer group medical renewals. Key assumptions will be discussed including a significant focus on the stop loss risk since that is the major insured risk.

Description: In this session, the presenters will discuss (1) results from a recent study of credibility applications in the pricing of group long term disability business, (2) morbidity experience from individual disability business, and (3) lessons can be learned from each line of business.

Description: A comprehensive primer on long-term care wellness programs, their design, implementation, challenges, metrics for success, and emerging industry practices.

Description: In this session, we will delve into the application of survey data analytics to extract valuable insights from public survey datasets. The discussion will start with the basics of survey design, sampling practices, and estimation of key statistics. Three case studies will be presented: one in the realm of population health and another in medical economics, both demonstrating the use of either SAS or R to perform the survey analytics.