Description: Panel examines the actuarial, business, clinical, and ethical issues attached to physician-owned health plans in which the physicians are both providers and investors. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: The panel offers a recap of the most recent initiatives being proposed for reform of the Medicare program. Items addressed include areas of actuarial concern, potential impacts on the insurance industry and responses initiated by the actuarial profession. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 1, Session 48

Description: This session discussion will discuss the nation's care system and the changes the industry must face to ensure its long-term financial strength. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 19, No. 1A.

Description: Panel discussion on how insurers can deal with the proliferation of laws, court decisions and regulations, and on the outlook for future developments in health insurance regulatory environment.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1995 Vancouver Spring Meeting discuss the wide variety of proposals in Congress to reform the health care/insurance system including Medicare and Medicaid.

Description: Panelists present the positions being staked out by the political parties, the likelihood of passage of any of the proposed legislation, and the potential impacts on the health care market of the various proposals. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 131PD.

Description: This session discusses health alliances, a central component of the President's proposal. Their structure, operations and effect on the market have numerous actuarial implications. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 20, No. 3B.

Description: Presented at May 2000 Spring Meeting. Discusses the public policy issues regarding access to health insurance coverage. In particular, the speakers focus on the problem of the uninsured and on the debate of shifting from a primarily employer-sponsored financing of health-care coverage to an individual market system or greater government subsidies.

Description: This session discusses the role that the SOA, AAA and actuaries have played in developing/analyzing various federal health care reform proposals. What will the future hold for practicing health actuaries? From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 20, No. 3A.

Description: This session discusses the key issues in the Medicare reform debate and the direction of future change. Topics include Medicare + Choice and the employer perspective. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 5pd.