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  • Health Actuaries and the Short-term Prediction Problem
    Health Actuaries and the Short-term Prediction Problem This article discusses challenges that short-term ... short-term predictions have on actuaries' reputations, both as individuals and as a profession, and discusses ...

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    • Date: May 2012
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Influence; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Sensitivity testing
  • Improving Outcomes Through Incentives: Using a Global Budget with Risk Sharing to Drive Cost Savings and Improved Quality
    with Risk Sharing to Drive Cost Savings and Improved Quality This article describes the results of three ... three years of work by Blue Shield of California to collaborate with hospitals and physician organizations ...

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    • Authors: Edward Cymerys
    • Date: May 2013
    • Competency: Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Payment models
  • Leader Interview
    Leader Interview This article is an interview with Paul Stordahl on his role in the actuarial ... article is an interview with Paul Stordahl on his role in the actuarial profession. Health care;Health ...

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    • Authors: Paul E Stordahl
    • Date: Jun 2018
    • Competency: Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • How to Survive and Maybe Even Benefit from Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Bid Reviews and Audits
    How to Survive and Maybe Even Benefit from Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Bid Reviews ... Prescription Drug Bid Reviews and Audits Background on, and best practices guidelines for dealing with, ...

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    • Authors: Michael Cook
    • Date: May 2011
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Social Insurance>Medicare
  • Navigating New Horizons . . . An Interview with Dave Axene
    Navigating New Horizons . . . An Interview with Dave Axene An actuary talks about his ... role in the role in the largest actuarial malpractice settlement in history. Enterprise risk management=ERM;Rate ...

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    • Authors: Sarah Lawrence
    • Date: Sep 2010
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Public Policy
  • Effective Contracting with Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Protecting a plan sponsor’s resources
    Effective Contracting with Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Protecting a plan sponsor’s resources ... Protecting a plan sponsor’s resources A discussion of issues to consider in selecting and contracting with ...

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    • Authors: Robert Gordon Cosway, Brian Anderson
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: Communication; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality