Description: The Variety of Short-Term Group and Health Benefits

Description: This session will cover recent developments in paid family and medical leave (PFML) insurance in the US. We will provide an overview of existing and new PFML laws in states that have adopted leave legislation, and we will discuss the private insurance options in these states. In addition, we will provide an overview of PFML insurance offerings in states that have not passed leave laws, and we will discuss recent trends in PFML claim experience.

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

Description: Reference Based Pricing (RBP) efforts have increased in popularity as tools to reduce the cost of care. Now with the ability to use CMS health plan transparency information, organizations can estimate the impact of savings from the use of RBP. This session will share the results of an analysis of this in the form of a case study.

Description: Knowing Dan and seeing him live his life in the community makes me a better Medicaid actuary. My experience as a Medicaid actuary makes me a better brother and guardian to Dan. I want to share our story and offer you our unique perspective on the Medicaid LTSS system through real-life examples. In this session, attendees can expect to learn about the following questions:

Description: How does where you live impact your health? The following research considers this question through the lens of social determinants of health (SDOH), which are factors relating to where you live or work that may impact your health. In the United States, there are geographical differences in SDOH which contribute to wide disparities in health status and outcomes. In particular, individuals who are negatively affected by SDOH may have an increased burden of disease, leading to a relatively high total cost of care and worse quality of life.

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: The session is based on an article of the same name featured in the January, 2023 issue of Health Watch. It gives a step-by-step method of how to apply the average paid PMPM method to calculate IBNR with zero run-out, as opposed to current methods, which generally require a three-month run-out period. Methods for obtaining confidence intervals for the IBNR estimates will also be discussed.

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.