Description: The impact of Medicare payments on retiree medical. Issue No. 46.

Description: Health brief on impact of COVID-19 cost to health insurers.

Description: Report Summary in Simplified Chinese.

Description: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) include the social and physical conditions in which people are born, live and work on a daily basis. This project advances a growing body of literature to inform the ongoing optimization of population health and payment models.

Description: Source: This document is a whitepaper sourced from a health insurance industry analysis. It provides a detailed overview of the evolution and strategic importance of voluntary benefits within employer-sponsored health plans in the United States. Intent: The paper aims to inform healthcare stakeholders—particularly employers, insurers, and HR professionals—about the role of voluntary benefits in filling coverage gaps left by major medical plans. It outlines the historical development, market drivers, regulatory context (especially post-ACA), and future trends, with a focus on personalization, digital integration, and financial protection. Value: This resource offers practical insights and strategic guidance for enhancing benefits design and employee engagement.

Description: There are many ways to actively utilize BE approaches – and implementing these important tools can help insurers in many ways.

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: This study of socioeconomic inequalities in mortality builds on a previous report in which we identified a large and growing gradient in life expectancy between 1982 and 2019 across U.S. counties classified into 10 socioeconomically homogeneous categories. In this report, we seek to identify the particular causes of death contributing to the growing disadvantage in mortality between populations in the least and most affluent deciles as previously defined.

Description: On September 14, 2022, The Wall Street Journal hosted its ‘Future of Health’ event, which was a virtual event featuring three sessions on some emerging cutting-edge topics that could impact the future healthcare environment as well as health care actuaries. This report summarizes the event.

Description: This study would assess the impact of recent patient care innovation(s) on health care and the health insurance industry.