Description: This article describes the four keys to successful worksite marketing: 1. Onsite selling either with group meetings or one-on one using professional enrollers. 2. Use a process that has been proven successful. 3. Gain employer sponsorship/commitment/endorsement. 4. Ensure your insurance company is committed as evidenced by high quality service from issue on through the life cycle of the policy.

Description: The article documents the efficacy of infra-low frequency neurofeedback regarding how it improves patient no show rates, decreases mental health symptoms by 40% or more, and self-harm and suicidal ideations.

Description: This session will explore the national landscape of state Medicaid risk adjustment program design & application and the key differences that drive effective managed care organization program management. Risk adjustment is a mechanism to adjust capitation rates between Managed Care Organizations to account for population morbidity differences. Although many states utilize this mechanism, the application of risk adjustment can vary significantly across states. The primary differences include populations, risk score models and data collection. These state application nuances affect the strategies and tactics utilized by MCOs for effective risk adjustment program management including provider financial alignment, encounter data submission and the capture of accurate diagnosis codes. The session is intended for Medicaid Managed Care Actuaries working to develop or support comprehensive risk adjustment program management functions.

Description: Discover the key components of value-based care (VBC) contracts and their impact on provider credibility. Learn about benchmarks, measurement period results, and the unique challenges providers face in managing insurance risk. Gain insights into reducing costs and aligning financial incentives in the US healthcare market.

Description: This chapter focuses on creating practical models that aid in the prediction of the risk of readmission to a specific hospital within 30 days of discharge for Medicare patients, to aid in the identification and stratification of at-risk patients for hospitals considering building an intervention program in a cost-effective manner. For readers who wish to develop their own predictive model, a dataset is provided on the Actexmadriver.com website, and R code is provided in the appendix to this chapter.

Description: Methods and assumptions used in the valuation of savings by external care vendors

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

Description: The article explores how integrating AI into insurer apps can address critical challenges in healthcare, such as patient no-shows, medication adherence, and cost management. These non-disruptive approaches aim to increase the effectiveness of patient interventions and improve medication adherence.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Research Institute developed a new study to explore pharmacy financing. The goals of the SOA related to this research are to identify opportunities to increase transparency, encourage competition, align stakeholder incentives and mitigate increases in total cost of care. The research uses a value-based methodology.

Description: ReMark's Global Consumer Study delivers 10 key insights to empower customers. Insurers can design products that meet customers' needs and enhance client experiences and add significant value to their business. At the same time with new products being launched seemingly continuously, it is important to take a step back and assess risk throughout the product management cycle.