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Modeling the Cost of Medical Care for the Elderly
Modeling the Cost of Medical Care for the Elderly An excerpt from a presentation at the 2014 Living ... than $13 trillion by 2055, about 50 percent of total medical expenditures. Model validation;Modeling efficiency ...- Authors: Thomas Getzen
- Date: Jan 2014
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Long-term Care>Medical expenses; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods
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Integrating Claims-Based and Survey-Based Data to Estimate Program Savings
Savings An approach to quantify medical intervention savings when medical claims data is not available by ... by leveraging overlapping measurement techniques. Health care costs;Health care quality;Estimation Methods ...- Authors: Andrew Mackenzie, Ian G Duncan
- Date: Oct 2017
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis
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Incorporating Random Effects to Reduce Variance in Risk Score Estimation
condition-based variables. By including the provider effect as part of the risk scoring model as a random effect ... effect, we can get better estimates of provider performance (incorporating practice patterns conditional ...- Authors: Robert Jason Reed (Jason)
- Date: Jul 2021
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Predictive Analytics>Modeling techniques
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An Extension of the Whittaker-Henderson Method of Graduation
An Extension of the Whittaker-Henderson Method of Graduation The purpose of this paper is to introduce ... give a number of numerical examples using the method. The method is a variation of the Whittaker-Henderson ...- Authors: Walter B Lowrie
- Date: Oct 1982
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Life Insurance>Claims - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods
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Where Is the Level of the Mortality Plateau?
Where Is the Level of the Mortality Plateau? We ask whether we can find support for the previously reported ... reported upper limit of the force of mortality of 0.7, i.e. about the probability of tossing a fair coin ...- Authors: Roland Rau
- Date: Jul 2017
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Topics: Demography>Mortality - Demography; Demography>Longevity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods
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Some Instances of the Superiority of Geometric Methods over Arithmetic Methods of Interpolation and Extrapolation
Some Instances of the Superiority of Geometric Methods over Arithmetic Methods of Interpolation and Extrapolation ... presents a few formulaic examples displaying the advantages of geometric methods over arithmetic methods ...- Authors: Charles B Baughman
- Date: May 1965
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods
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On Estimation of Parameters of the Pareto Distribution
On Estimation of Parameters of the Pareto Distribution The two-parameter Pareto distribution is a commonly ... modeling. Minimum variance unbiased estimates of the parameters of Pareto distribution are not known. In this ...- Authors: Rohan J Dalpatadu, Ashok K Singh
- Date: Jan 1996
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
- Publication Name: Actuarial Research Clearing House
- Topics: Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods
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Where Is the Level of the Mortality Plateau?
Where Is the Level of the Mortality Plateau? We ask whether we can find support for the previously reported ... reported upper limit of the force of mortality of 0.7, i.e. about the probability of tossing a fair coin ...- Authors: Roland Rau
- Date: Jul 2017
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Topics: Demography>Mortality - Demography; Demography>Longevity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods
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An Algorithm for Computing Expected Stop-Loss Claims under a Group Life Contract
computing the expected loss under a group life contract in excess of a stated limit. The paper also ... compute the variance and standard deviation of the stop-loss claim and suggests how the method can ...- Authors: William A Bailey, Hans U Gerber, L Giles, Richard S Hester, Donald A Jones, John A Mereu, Gerald J Rankin, Courtland C Smith, William J Taylor
- Date: Oct 1972
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Life Insurance>Group plans - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting
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An Approximation to the Distribution of Annuity Costs
Approximation to the Distribution of Annuity Costs The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the use of a new ... against adverse mortality experience for a portfolio of life annuity contracts. Annuities;Annuity reserves;Statistical ...- Authors: Newton L Bowers
- Date: Oct 1967
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods