Axene Health Partners, LLC

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01/11/2022

Axene Health Partners (AHP) today announced that Greg Warren, FSA, FCA, MAAA, formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary of Optum Advisory Services, will join AHP as partner and consulting actuary and lead the opening of the new AHP Denver office.

“Greg brings with him a wealth of knowledge, actuarial expertise, and a shared commitment to AHP’s core philosophy of making a positive impact on the healthcare system,” said David Axene, President and Managing Partner of AHP. “We’re excited to welcome him to AHP and look forward to his leadership in guiding the Denver practice’s growth.”

Read the full announcement over on the AHP website:

Axene Health Partners (AHP) today announced that Greg Warren, FSA, FCA, MAAA, formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary of Optum Advisory Services, will join AHP as partner and consulting actuary and lead the opening of the new AHP Denver office. “Greg brings with him a wealth of knowledge,...

11/11/2021

In an actuarial sense, health care claims be divided into two groups: (a) high-frequency/low-severity, and (b) low-frequency/high-severity (a.k.a., catastrophic claims). The high-frequency/low-severity claims are typically considered to be very stable and predictable across time periods. The low-frequency/high-severity claims, however, are very unstable and unpredictable from year-to-year. The purpose of stop-loss is to protect against the financial impact that arises due to the volatile nature of the low-frequency/high-severity claims from year-to-year. Read the full article to learn more!

In response to a prior article I recently authored, Risk-Based Capital Considerations for Self-Funded Plans, I had a request for a follow-up article focused on stop-loss as a risk mitigation strategy. In an actuarial sense, health care claims be divided into two groups: (a) high-frequency/low-severi...