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Greg Fann Authors Web Exclusive for The Actuary Magazine
Axene Health Partners' Consulting Actuary Greg Fann, FSA, FCA, MAAA recently authored an article on the challenge of repairing the ACA model. The article is a web exclusive for The Actuary magazine and can be read in full at the link below. For strategic advise or help with addressing ACA challenges, contact Greg Fann at greg.fann@axenehp.com. Read Article
Greg Fann Published in The Actuary Magazine
AHP Consulting Actuary Greg Fann, FSA, FCA, MAAA authored an article in a recent issue of The Actuary magazine. The article takes a look at the risk-adjustment methodology in the ACA. You can read the full article at the link below. Read the Article
Greg Fann Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article on Insurer Payments under the Affordable Care Act
AHP Consulting Actuary Greg Fann, FSA, FCA, MAAA was quoted in a recent Bloomberg Law article focused on the upholding of a rule preserving insurer payments under the Affordable Care Act. “There are some unresolved items that aren’t going to go away with this rule being finalized,” Greg Fann, a senior consulting actuary with Axene Health Partners LLC in Temecula, Calif., told Bloomberg Law Dec. 7. “Some of the smaller, less established plans have been [...]
Greg Fann Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article on Section 1332 Waiver Guidance
A divided Congress will likely stall federal efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and state level action may take center stage. AHP Senior Consulting Actuary, Greg Fann, FSA, FCA, MAAA was quoted in a recent article about the new Section 1332 waiver guidance (State Relief and Empowerment Waivers) and the expanded opportunities that states have to strengthen their health insurance markets. Read the full article at the link below. Read the Article [...]
SOA Releases AHP Authored Research Report
The Society of Actuaries has released a research report analyzing the cost of care for terminally ill cancer patients. The report was authored by William Bednar, FSA, FCA, MAAA, Joshua Axene, FSA, FCA, MAAA and Richard Lilliedahl, MD of Axene Health Partners, LLC. The full article and PDF are available to read and download at the SOA website by clicking the link below. Read the Article
Greg Fann Quoted in CBS MoneyWatch on on the freeze to ACA Risk Adjustment Payments
AHP Senior Consulting Actuary, Greg Fann, FSA, FCA, MAAA, was quoted in a recent article about ACA risk adjustment payments for years 2014 to 2018 being invalidated by to a New Mexico district court. Greg notes that the ruling temporarily prevents further collections and payments from being made, and while the ruling and the CMS announcement do not reference 2019, any future changes to risk adjustment methodology will impact insurer rate levels in both [...]