Axene Health Partners Consulting Actuary Greg Fann, FSA, FCA, MAAA was recently quoted in a Bloomberg Law article focused on health care costs and the ACA. "Insurers selling group plans in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces are basing 2022 rates on 2019 health-care costs, Greg Fann, a consulting actuary with Axene Health Partners LLC in Temecula, Calif., and a fellow with the Society of Actuaries, said in an interview. Fann reviews rates for ACA [...]

AHP Consulting Actuary Greg Fann recently spoke with Gayle Brekke of the Descant podcast. Their discussion centered on bringing actuarial clarity to ACA markets and the implications of a public option. The interview follows a Descant article Greg authored discussing the mathematical dynamics of new policies from President Trump and those being proposed by President Biden. Listen to the episode at the link below. Listen to Episode

Consulting Actuary Greg Fann and Actuary Daniel Cruz were referenced in a recent Health Affairs blog post illustrating how President Biden can improve consumer value through enforcing ACA regulations. Fann and Cruz are actuarial pioneers nationally recognized for their work championing adherence to ACA rules which requires insurers to price benefit plans in proportion to their actuarial value. They have demonstrated the consumer value benefits resulting from President Trump’s regulatory action and the adverse implications to low-income ACA enrollees due [...]

William Bednar, FSA, FCA, MAAA was quoted in recent article covering the Anthem antitrust settlement. He also authored an Inspire article looking at the history of competition between Blues health plans. “If I was a director or CEO of a small Blue plan and this settlement now gives Anthem the opportunity to compete with us, I’d be very scared,” said Bill Bednar, principal and consulting actuary at Axene Health Partners in Southern California. “In [...]