Visions for the Future of the U.S. Health Care System
The current spotlight on health care reform provides an excellent platform for actuaries to demonstrate the contributions they can bring to the table as the debate over key health issues continues. To showcase some of these ideas, the Health Section of the Society of Actuaries issued a call for essays on "Visions for the Future of the U.S. Health Care System." We were thrilled with the outstanding quality and quantity of essays received and appreciate all of the time and energy the many authors invested in their work. It is with pride that we are able to publish approximately half of them in this collection of essays. Read the full introduction .
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Individual Essays
- Can We Capture Potential Health Care Savings Without A Federal Takeover?
by David V. Axene - The Other Side Of The Coin
by Dennis R. Barry - A Solution, In Theory
by Damian A. Birnstihl - Health Care Reform: What Problems Can We Realistically Solve?
by Howard J. Bolnick - Health Reform, American Style
by Hobson Carroll - Value Based Insurance Design: Restoring Health To The Health Care Cost Debate
by Michael E. Chernew and A. Mark Fendrick - Practical Reform For The U.S. Health Insurance System
by John P. Cookson - Harnessing The Forces Of Markets And Innovation
by Ian Duncan - U.S. Health Care-Where To Look For Reform
by Sam Gutterman - Principles For U.S. Health Care Reform
by Richard H. Hauboldt, Mark E. Litow and Allen J.Schmitz - Two Issues In The U.S. Health Care System
by Brian A. Jones - The Health Care Crisis In The United States-MyVision For A Better Future
by William R. Lane - Consistently Framing The Design And Analysis Of Health Care Proposals
by Mark Litow and Bob Shapiro - Health Reform-A Proposal
by Timothy J. Luedtke - Prepaid Medical Care And Medical Insurance
by John I. Mange - A Facilitated Free Market Approach
by Tim Maroz - The Future Of Health Care In The United States
by Thomas Persichetti - Change The Expectations In Health Care
by Jonathan Shreve - Visions Of The Future Of Health Care: Scenes From A Trip To Costco
by Steven Siegel - Free Market Fix
by Joseph Slater - Health Insurance Continuity
by Steele R. Stewart - Health System Reform-Old Challenges, New Solutions
by Robert E. Stone - U.S. Health Care System: Righting An Inversion
by Jim Toole - About Efficiencies Long Overdue, aka Not More Of The Same
by Mavis Tuten - Beautiful Minds, Healthy Bodies
by Matt Varitek - The Future Of U.S. Health Care: A Two-Tiered System
by Bradley H. Vernon - The Opportunities During Transformation: Moving To Health Care 2.0
by Greger Vigen - U.S. Health Care System Proposal: Private And Public Choice
by Kevin Wolf - Potential Joint Government And Private Sector Initiatives
by Dale H. Yamamoto - Glossary