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Axene Health Partners Open New Corporate Headquarters in Temecula, California
Axene Health Partners, LLC are pleased to announce the opening of our new corporate headquarters in Old Town Temecula. The new office is located at 41923 2nd Street Suite 204, Temecula, CA 92590. The building is located near the 15 freeway serving the Temecula Valley and will allow easy access for visiting clients. This move also puts our actuarial consultants under the same roof as our IT development team which will help us better [...]
Greg Fann Quoted in Bloomberg Law article on Short-term Health Plans
AHP Senior Consulting Actuary Greg Fann, FSA, MAAA is quoted in a recent Bloomberg Law article about proposed rule extending short-term limited duration plans which could further divide the individual market into healthy people and those with medical conditions. Read the full article linked below to learn more. View Article
2019 Medicare Advantage Advance Notice Part 1
How will the Proposed CMS Changes Impact Your Plan’s Financial Performance? Traditionally, Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans scramble resources in early February to understand CMS’ Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for the upcoming plan year and translate the changes into financial and operational impacts. CMS changed things up a bit this year by releasing Part I of the 2019 MA Advance Notice in late December. The focus of Part I is a proposed change to the [...]
Greg Fann Quoted in Bloomberg Law article on 2019 ACA Premium Increases
AHP Senior Consulting Actuary Greg Fann, FSA, MAAA was quoted in a recent Bloomberg Law article on the possibility of premiums rising in 2019 for ACA enrollees even with cost-sharing subsidies funded. Read the full article below to see how this may affect ACA enrollees. View Article
Preview of 2019 Medicare Advantage Benchmark Rates
Good news for Medicare Advantage plans! The early preview of 2019 growth rates released by CMS on November 27th includes growth rates that are double those of the last three early previews. Table 1 of “Early Preview – CY2019 Medicare Advantage Ratebook Growth Rates” shows estimated growth rates of: 5.14% for Total USPCC and 4.29% for FFS USPCC. As a reminder, the published Preview Growth Rates have been materially different than the Growth Rates included [...]
Greg Fann quoted in recent Bloomberg Law article
AHP Senior Consulting Actuary Greg Fann, FSA, MAAA was quoted in a recent Bloomberg Law article focusing on 2018 ACA enrollment shifts due to defunding of the cost-sharing reduction payments. Read the full the article at the link below. Read the full Article