Description: Diabetes mellitus type 2 is an excellent model for assessing the setup of medical coverage in the U.S. health care system. It is a chronic disease that has genetic, behavioral and other medical causes, and causes many complications over the long term. From Financing Chronic Care Monograph, M-HB05-1.

Description: The brief from the editor of Expanding Horizons for this essay was to give some personal reflections on how actuarial education and research influence actuarial practice.

Description: Chairperson’s article about research projects the section is currently sponsoring.

Description: Limitations in actual practice as a health care actuary due to lack of standards, lack of internal data, too much external data, lack of control. Issue No. 38.

Description: The editor of HealthWatch addresses the readership on actuarial best practices and purpose of ASOPs. Issue No 60

Description: Letter from the new chairman of the Technology Section Council introducing the new council members.

Description: This article explains the changes made to the Expanding Horizons Newsletter.

Description: In session 73OF of the Montreal Spring Meeting panelists discuss the organizational approach to the actuarial systems function that has been applied in their organizations. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.

Description: In session 123 OF of the Washington Annual Meeting panelists discuss current trends in Education and Examination. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol.23, No. 3.

Description: Presenters in session 147PD of the New York Annual Meeting discuss the new profession of financial engineering and how it relates to what actuaries do. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.