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HSS presents 2022 enrollee demographics; staff flag age and enrollment shifts
Summary
HSS reported a 1% decrease in total lives in plan-year 2022, with non-Medicare enrollment up 3% and Medicare up 4%; flexible spending accounts rose sharply and an HMO plan (Health Net Canopy Care) debuted with 322 lives.
Ryn Coleridge, director of Enterprise Systems and Analytics, presented the Health Service System's 2022 enrollee demographics on Feb. 10, noting small year-over-year changes but several noteworthy trends.
Key points: total lives decreased about 1 percent; the system added a Health Net Canopy Care HMO with 322 lives; the non-Medicare population rose 3 percent while the Medicare population rose 4 percent; health-care flexible spending accounts rose 10 percent and dependent-care FSAs rose 45 percent after targeted outreach; and the overall average age of active employees ticked up slightly.
Coleridge cautioned that race/ethnicity data are incomplete for a subset of members and that certain analyses rely on home addresses rather than workplace locations. Commissioners asked how demographic changes feed into actuarial rates and strategic planning; the department said the data inform rates/benefits negotiations and further analytics will be produced during the rates-and-benefits cycle.
