2020

Benefits Science Names Tom Leonard Director, PEO & Special Risk 

August 28, 2020 – Leonard will apply 25 years of actuarial experience to help clients (PEO, stop-loss writers, and other risk-bearing entities) optimize their complex healthcare decisions, lower costs and drive sustainable results.  BST's analytics and machine learning models identify key cost drivers, improve risk margins, and recommend predictive risk and underwriting methodology changes to help .

An interview with the Benefits Science Technologies Data Science Team Leader, Omid Nohadani 

March 19, 2020 – Dr. Nohadani discusses the latest discoveries and future direction of advanced analytics, optimization, and machine learning applied to predictive and prescriptive insights, with the goal of improving healthcare while reducing costs. 

Benefits Science Technologies Forms Innovative Partnership with Hollis Consulting 

Feb. 28, 2020 – BST’s and Hollis Consulting (HCI) form an innovative partnership with the goal to improve the economic alignment of medical and supplemental health plan designs by augmenting actuarial science with in-depth analysis, predictive and prescriptive direction...

An interview with the Benefits Science Technologies Chief Actuary, Michael Morrow 

Jan 23, 2020 – Morrow discusses the present and future role of actuarial science in predicting risk and directing health plan decisions, including how the role of the actuary is changing and how advancements in analytics is impacting the future of healthcare decision making...

2019

Michael Morrow Named Chief Actuary at Benefits Science Technologies.

Dec. 1, 2019 – Michael Morrow has been named Chief Actuary. He brings an actuarial perspective to the company’s healthcare analytics platform and provides counsel on the actuarial implications of business strategies and regulatory changes. Michael is a seasoned actuary and risk leader with more than 20 years of financial and quantitative analysis, ...

Benefits Science Technologies Founder Dimitris Bertsimas Awarded the INFORMS President's Award and Prestigious John von Neumann Theory Prize.

Nov. 15, 2019 – Dr. Bertsimas, recognized for his leadership role in advancing technologies in data science, robust optimization and AI to optimize some of the world’s most complex systems, received two honors from INFORMS, the President's Award and the ...

Benefits Science Technologies Names Leader of Data Science Team – Omid Nohadani.

Nov. 1, 2019 – Nohadani will lead the data science team developing advanced analytics, optimization and machine learning tools for its healthcare analytic platform.  “We are excited to have Omid join the BST team,” said Stephen Sofoul, MBA, CEO & President. “His considerable experience in predictive and robust analytics has direct application to our mission to ...

An interview with Neil Larson, Chief Strategy Officer of Benefits Science Technologies.

Jan 30, 2019 – Larson discusses the role of data science in helping companies gain new insights to improve healthcare for employees and control costs. 1. What was your role prior to coming to Benefits Science Technologies?  A: I worked as an actuarial consultant for two...

2018

Benefits Science Technologies Applies State-of-the-Art Clustering Algorithms to Create a More Accurate and Interpretable Results for Healthcare Decisions

Dec 3, 2018 – Benefits Science co-founder Dr. Dimitris Bertsimas, in conjunction with team members at the Operations Research Center at MIT, publish latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) applied to optimizing healthcare decisions.

Benefits Science Technologies Names Neil Larson to Key Leadership Position 

Oct. 8, 2018 – Larson will lead the data science and technology firm’s strategic efforts in the health insurance plan management market.

Stephens Insurance Introduces STAT, An Advanced Data Analytics Platform For Employee Benefits Planning 

Oct. 28, 2018 – Stephens Insurance, LLC today announced the release of STAT, a best in class data analytics platform designed to enhance risk management of employee benefits portfolios. The product was developed in partnership with Benefit Science Technologies, a leader in healthcare analytics. STAT is an exclusive offering of Stephens Insurance.

Benefits Science Technologies Forms Partnership With Lucent Health/Narus Health

Jan 15, 2018 – Benefits Science Technologies announces a strategic partnership with Lucent Health, a leading healthcare risk management, and administrative services company in partnership with Narus Health,...