Description: The editorial cautions that while the development of more sophisticated models may increase efficiency, it is important to consider the very real risk management costs associated with the increased complexity, efficiency and overconfidence in the predictive power of models.

Description: This article discusses steps to follow to ensure a more rational and productive approach to data analysis.

Description: The article compares the financial features between Medicare Part D and the ACA exchanges. As highligted in the article, while the two programs share many similar features, the programs still have many different characteristics that make simple comparisons among the programs and their ultimate financial performance not appropriate.

Description: Individual Market and ACA Products Actuarial rating principals

Description: The artcle looks at the most important features necessary to conduct a meaningful quantitative analysis. The article also discusses how predictive analytics should be used as a tactic to anwer question and not an end in of itself.

Description: Full version of Health Section News, April 2004, Issue No. 47.

Description: Round table discussion regarding the pros and cons of the Affordable Care Act.

Description: A discussion on how to avoid bias when choosing research topics.

Description: This article explores the changing risk profile between the transitional Affordable Care Act (ACA) period (2014-2016) and under the final ACA period (beyond 2017) for the individual market. Actuaries are in a unique position to help facilitate the change from the current ACA period to the final period when health plans will have to take on substantially more risk.

Description: Recap of content contained in the October 2013 issue of the Health Watch newsletter.