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Assessing the Impact of Cost Sharing on the Induced Demand for Prescription Drugs to Support Part D Medicare Pricing
Assessing the Impact of Cost Sharing on the Induced Demand for Prescription Drugs to Support Part D Medicare ...- Authors: Kevin L Pedlow
- Date: Jan 2013
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Annuities>Pricing - Annuities
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New SOA Research Study Evaluates Cost Impact of Drug Therapy for Crohn’s Disease
Cost Impact of Drug Therapy for Crohn’s Disease This article discusses a study of the impact of the drug ... drug infliximab on Crohn's disease patients. This study had been approved in response to an SOA ...- Authors: Steven Siegel
- Date: May 2009
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Experience Studies & Data; Health & Disability>Chronic health management - Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care
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To Err is Human, To Estimate is Actuarial
Actuarial Realizing the impact of medical errors on the U.S. health care system, the Health Section commissioned ... commissioned a research project to measure the annual frequency of medical errors and their total measurable ...- Authors: Steven Siegel
- Date: Sep 2010
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining
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Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs
Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs This article examines the history, theory, and effectiveness ... effectiveness of high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts. Consumer driven health plans=CDHP ...- Authors: Fritz Busch, Barbara Collier, Jason Karcher , Steven Phillips
- Date: Mar 2019
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
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Soundbites from the American Academy of Actuaries’ Health Practice Council
Soundbites from the American Academy of Actuaries’ Health Practice Council Updates on HPC activities ... moves on from the legislative phase into the regulatory phase, as well as ongoing activities of existing ...- Authors: Heather E Jerbi, Tim M Mahony
- Date: Sep 2010
- Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Public Policy; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Government-funded healthcare
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The Role of the Actuary in Self-Insurance Released
The Role of the Actuary in Self-Insurance Released Announcement that the report of the Self-Insurance ... Strategic Initiative, has been released. Employee Retirement Income Security Act=ERISA;Stop-loss insurance ...- Authors: John Mange, Hobson Carroll
- Date: Jun 2018
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance
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Will MedSupp Have “2020” Vision in the World of MACRA?
in the World of MACRA? This article discusses the impact for MACRA legislation that will impact the ... the Medicare Supplement market in 2020 and the ramifications for Med Supp carriers Health Insurance;Medicare;Medicare ...- Authors: Kenneth Clark
- Date: Mar 2017
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance
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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 ... more than $13 trillion by 2055, about 50 percent of total medical expenditures. Model validation;Modeling ...- 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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Health Watch, March 2017, Issue 82
March 2017, Issue 82 Read the March 2017 issue of Health Watch, published by the Health Section. Practical ... Practical information for actuaries, articles impact sections, section activities. Health care costs;Health ...- Authors: Society of Actuaries
- Date: Mar 2017
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health information technology; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Health risks; Health & Disability>Payment models; Health & Disability>Public financing - Health & Disability
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The State of Predictive Analytics in U.S. Health care
The State of Predictive Analytics in U.S. Health care Health care predictive analytics varies between ...- Authors: Marilyn Medved McGaffin
- Date: Nov 2016
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health risks; Predictive Analytics