Description: Come check out a diverse panel of health actuaries available to help guide you around the track for any question you may have. An ACA question - we have it covered! A valuation question - we will find a solution. A professionalism issue - we will make a ruling! A regulatory concern - we will help guide the way! No question is off limits! There are no stupid questions!

Description: "Through both informed policy debate and opinionated social media, there are many current event health topics actively discussed and debated. The question remains... how does one separate out subjective information, seek objective analysis, and at the same time consider where there might be more research needed to come to conclusions? This session will use several current event topicsas examples and discover insights as to where research has been performed, what it may or may not cover, and also note where lines are still blurred and may need further details to be studied. Topics that may be discussed include: How valuable and exact is the use of risk-adjustment for Medicare Advantage What is the health and mortality impact of receiving COVID-19 vaccinations"

Description: Virtual - Session 7C: February Is The Longest Month - Preparing the Orange Blank Actuarial Memo

Description: Virtual - Session 7A: What Happens When ACOs Get SAHS-sy?

Description: After 10 years, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) risk adjustment program has evolved as the ACA has evolved. In recent years the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has focused attention on predictive accuracy over compensating for actuarial risk and has failed to address systemic issues such as insolvencies that created suboptimal outcomes for the ACA markets.

Description: Cost is a key outcome metric used by actuaries and others to determine the value of a benefit or program in health insurance. However, typically, costs assessed include only the direct costs of the program, not any indirect costs or savings, such as those associated with reduced spending on other services.

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: The SOA Research Institute along with the International Section, and the Social Insurance and Public Finance Section are pleased to make available a research report that compares international and domestic mandated paid family and medical leave programs. Special thanks to both Sections for their sponsorship of this effort.

Description: This document is a Request for Proposals (RFP) outlining a proposal request on the impact of the U.S. drug abuse epidemic on mortality, focusing on opioids. It provides details on the background, purpose, research objectives, proposal requirements, selection process, and conditions for submitting a proposal.