Description: This is a collection of letters to the editor ranging from exam issues to probabilities to Medicare to stock prices and more.

Description: Reviews a book by this title authored by Robert Myers, which discusses the costs of Medicare and Medicaid.

Description: Social Security Administration Actuarial Notes and an Actuarial Study published April and August 1969 - variety of OASDI topics.

Description: If the United States is to have a successful Social Security and Medicare system long term, one that blends needs with financial capacity, it is necessary to protect the actuarial process from being overwhelmed by the political process. While some assistance is provided already under existing law, additional protection would enhance public confidence in the estimates made by government actuaries.

Description: This article is a summary and analysis of the 1977 Annual Reports of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds, of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. The author notes that an excellent introduction to these reports may be obtained by reading the Commentary Prepared to Assist in the Reading and Interpretation of the Reports, prepared by A. Haeworth Robertson, Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration. Note: A more extensive review of the Reports will appear in the Transactions.

Description: A review of the latest of a series of reports from Statistics Canada, covering data from various Canadian social benefits programs for 1971-1977.

Description: This editorial mentions four issues from the recent Social Security Trustee's Report that will each be covered in more depth in future editorials.