Description: Discussion of methods to estimate unpaid claim liability UCL for health plans. Includes traditional IBNR lag method and a lag method based on claims reported but not paid RBNP. Issue No. 45

Description: Interview with Paul Ginsburg, president of the Center for Studying Health System Change.

Description: An introduction to this edition of Health Watch, with specific highlights of the upcoming continuing education events designed to give busy health actuaries the information they need in a focused manner.

Description: Leadership Interview with CMS Chief Actuary, Paul Spitalnic

Description: Highlights from the SOA's June 2017 Health meeting in Hollywood, Florida

Description: editor's corner October 2014 Health Watch

Description: An announcement of the roster of the newly reconvened Health Section Research Committee, and an invitation to propose, participate in, and read about the committee's projects. informal RFP to solicit research project ideas, invitationto join project oversight groups and

Description: Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, discusses health care and health policy.

Description: Health Watch Newsletter, May 2006, Issue No. 52. This article presents information from a recently completed client-sponsored survey of hospital contracting best practices. Individual health plans were evaluated using a structured survey document. The primary objective of the survey was to identify best practices that the client sponsor could implement to improve its already better-than-average hospital contracting practices

Description: Article compares HMOs to other one stop non-health corporations that have gone away and states still in existance only due to forced government regulation, Issue No. 39.