Resource Based Pricing
Introduction Some of the confusion about the US health care system is directly tied to prices. How [...]
Leveling the Playing Field: How Actuaries Can Help Provider Organizations Negotiate Fair and Effective Risk Contracts with Insurers
“What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You” – Jim Rohn, American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker. Introduction As [...]
An AHP Round Table: The Proposed Amazon, Berkshire, J.P. Morgan Health Benefits and Delivery Alliance
Anytime Amazon enters a new marketplace they make waves. Their recent acquisition of Whole Foods shocked the [...]
Defining a Winning Health Care Growth Strategy
One of the most challenging tasks in today's highly competitive marketplace is defining a winning strategy. This is [...]
Defining the Modern Actuary
Introduction When many people think of an actuary their mind immediately goes to a very nerdy introverted [...]
The Value of Data Lakes in Healthcare IT
As the number of healthcare data sources continues to grow, and the variety of data formats and delivery [...]
Thoughts on the Aetna and United Deals
I have been reading the recent articles about CVS purchasing Aetna and United's purchase of Davita's physician [...]
A Look at Selling Health Insurance Across State Lines
There has been considerable discussion from many on the Republican side of the aisle that enabling carriers [...]
Thoughts on Anthem’s Decision
Is this a case of short-term gains at the expense of long-term progress? The recent announcement by [...]
Accurately Pricing Complex Benefit Designs
Introduction Actuaries are called upon by the healthcare industry to develop assumptions, factors, formulae, etc., that are [...]