Description: This session 110IF of the Las Vegas Spring Meeting updates the changes in the health insurance industry due to recent mergers, acquisitions, and demutualizations. What has the impact of this consolidation been on health products? What is the outlook for continued future consolidations in the health insurance industry? From Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No 1.

Description: This session discussion is about personal risk and social responsibility. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 1

Description: This panel discussion session focuses on the effects of consumerism and regulation on the health insurance industry in the United States and Canada. Includes legislation on non-discrimination, mandated benefits and special coverage such as credit & specified diseases. From Record of the SOA 1979 Vol. 5 No. 3

Description: Teaching session on the working Medicare contracts: background on the origin of Medicare risk contracts, feasibility of an HMO or competitive medical plan entering the Medicare risk market, and outline of the HCFA adjusted community rate filing process.

Description: This meeting session presented a discussion on the effect of new federal policies as of 1982 on medical insurance. Topics include cost shifting, employers contributions, rebates, vouchers, and provider negotiation. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 8, No. 2

Description: This panel discussion, which occurred at the May 1982 SOA meeting in Colorado Springs, presented a discussion on the effect of new federal policies on medical insurance. The discussion included federal cost shifting and pro-competition consumer choice bills. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 8, No. 3.

Description: Panelists discuss key aspects of recent and pending laws and the cost and design implications on group health plans. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: Panelists discuss the ongoing influence and long-term implications of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act on the health insurance market in the U.S. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Spring Meeting covers current and future issues relating to individual and small group medical insurance. This includes implications of market consolidation, regulatory issues and demographic trends. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 5PD.

Description: This session discusses the role the Academy plays in helping policymakers understand the implications of health policy decisions. This session also includes an overview of the Health Practice Council, Hill briefings and recent legislative issues. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 1, Session 62