Description: The declaration of the COVID-19 public health emergency in the US has led to increased Medicaid membership, which has affected the aggregate acuity of these populations. This session will cover considerations in how this change in acuity could be accounted for in Medicaid rate development. Additionally, the session will provide updates on current issues in Medicare payment policy, including Medicare Advantage and new payment models. By attending this session, you will be brought up to date on recent Medicare legislative and regulatory developments as well as the potential impacts of COVID-19-related Medicaid enrollment policies on the morbidity of this population.

Description: At this panel discussion with the SOA Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Taskforce members, you will learn about the SOA's plans to partner with key local and global organizations to address societal issues such as health and well-being; decent work and economic growth; reduced inequalities; and climate action. Hear more about thetaskforce's action plan and the next phase of the engagement, which is centered on volunteer activities, namely moving forward with the SOA Innovation Team to launch the SOA SDG Incubator. Lastly, look at creating tangible opportunities for members to apply their current skills, transpose their experiences and add new skills contributing to solving for these critical issues.

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: In this session, we will address the current landscape of the standalone Medicare Part D market and the challenges to its sustainability. Specifically, we will discuss some headwinds for plan sponsors due to the Inflation Reduction Act and future considerations for prescription drug plan (PDP) benefit design and pricing.

Description: Navigate a perspective on the process of developing estimates and projections of mortality rates, based on a Living to 100 paper by the teacher. Discover the approach and considerations an actuary (or others) can take to develop a mortality rate assumption for five time periods. It will describe techniques to estimate historical mortality rates from which to project future mortality rates.

Description: This session will explore a solution to manage health expenses, a bit like the retirement risk managed by the three-legged stool, that is coming from government benefits, employer pension plan, and registered retirement savings plan. The solution could be called a Registered Health Savings Account (RHSA), and could then complement public coverage, and group insurance coverage

Description: Value-based care models have to date been focused on either broad, total-cost-of-care, primary care-based models; or on a limited set of episodes of care. This session will focus on initiatives to bring these concepts together for improved outcomes for patients and greater savings from an integrated solution.

Description: Our panel of experts will explore 'Blue Zone' communities, the common denominators slowing the aging process and the potential impacts these initiatives could have on disability and long-term care insurance.

Description: Come build, and move beyond, the SOA funded research in Minnesota about the creation of a public/private program to provide catastrophic long term care (LTSS) coverage for citizens. Since that time other states have begun to be engaged in this effort. California has approved a research effort to look at models for funding their citizens LTC needs. New York State, through the efforts of their governor, is also looking at reforms that at some point will include financing. Colorado has begun to look at this as well. And Minnesota has funded new efforts to develop more on its own about both the catastrophic idea funded by SOA but also how to expand and change the delivery of LTC through existing home and community-based programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. This raises the question of whether LTC reform in the states will take this direction as interest in raising taxes (whether general revenue or by a payroll deduction) faces headwinds. Come learn about the recent state efforts and have a chance to offer your own assessment.

Description: This session will discuss: • What is social insurance and advantages of financing LTSS that way • Design decision points for an LTSS program • Existing examples of programs in the US and Abroad • Challenges and differences in pricing state-based LTSS financial reform.