Company News | Health Benefits
Jim Whelpley to speak on public plan OPEB
Jim Whelpley will speak on public sector OPEB strategies and valuation issues at the virtual Conference of Consulting Actuaries on May 9.
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Retiree Health | Health Benefits
The need for age-specific costs and implicit subsidies in retiree health valuations
Learn what the Actuarial Standards of Practice have to say about these controversial topics, and what they mean for a client’s retiree health valuation.
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Welcome to Dr. Fornataro, Senior Pharmacy Benefits Consultant
We are excited to welcome Martin Fornataro, Pharm.D., to our PBM Consulting team.
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Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT): What plan sponsors need to know
After a wave of FDA approvals, annual spending on CGTs is estimated to increase from $5.15 billion in 2020 to $25.3 billion in 2026! What does this mean for your plan?
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The rules that bind: Actuarial standards of practice and the actuarial board of counseling & discipline
Why can't an actuary make up any number for a retiree health valuation liability - what's it matter?! Learn why it does matter if the actuary wants to stay an actuary.
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Managing GLP-1 plan exclusions
High claims costs and the high demand of popular weight loss medications can lead to necessary plan exclusions, but is exclusion the right path?
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Retiree Health Plans 101
Wes Yoder discusses challenges plan sponsors face when introducing and managing retiree health and welfare plans in Benefits Magazine.
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Time to review your Pharmacy Benefit Manager contract?
Need to benchmark your current agreement? Help negotiate a favorable deal? Find lower cost options for expensive medications? We can help.
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Retiree benefit costs and options
How to mitigate retiree costs as subsidy levels continue to grow over time.
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