The Real Cost of Vaccinations
The practice of vaccinating people is much older than most understand. Today it is a hot topic in news and is being talked about regularly as it affects school registration, travel...
The Gold Rush and the Lionfish: Optimizing the Unique Dynamics in ACA Markets
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), colloquially known as “Obamacare”, recently began its 7thopen enrollment period, the first with premiums based on claims experience after...
Health Reimbursement Arrangements: Will Employers Fund Individual Market Coverage?
On June 13th, 2019, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury issued a final rule[1] that completed the three goals of Trump’s 2017 Presidential Executive Order...
The Lionfish in ACA Markets
I have done most of my scuba diving in the Carribean Sea and the Florida Keys. I can’t complain. The water is clear, the temperature is comfortable, and the fish are abundant. If you are not...
ACA Math and 2020
Most of us know by now that the mathematical results of input changes in formulas associated with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are not intuitive. Since its 2014 implementation, the most...
Ten Years of the ACA
Happy Birthday ACA! March 23, 2019 marks the ninth birthday of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care [...]
Greg Fann Authors SOA Article on Lower Premiums in 2019 ACA Markets
The Society of Actuaries has published an article by AHP Consulting Actuary Greg Fann, FSA, FCA, MAAA. The [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Thoughts on Developing an Effective ACA Rate Filing
Defining a “Successful Rate Filing” For purposes of this writing, a successful rate filing: a) Is accepted [...]