Description: Presented at October 2000 Annual Meeting. The panel presents the status of recent legislative proposals and current election debates, and then focuses more attention on the potential longer-term directions for the health-care system.

Description: Panel discusses a variety of current issues in the senior health-care marketplace, including the effects of current, pending, and proposed Medicare changes. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 3.

Description: Panelists discuss emerging valuation-actuary-related issues, including: [1] for long-term-care insurance [LTCI], reserves, risk-based capital [RBC], and new experience forms, [2] for Medicare Part D, several potential future changes, and [3] for health insurance in general, the new Statement of Standard Accounting Practice 85 [SSAP 85] and existing SSAP 84, and current activities of the International Accounting Standards Board [IASB] regarding a definition of 'insurance.' Session 27PD of the 2005 Valuation Actuary Symposium.

Description: Discussion of state medicaid expansion due to provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

Description: Essay stating accessibility, affordability and efficiency are the key to success in the future of healthcare.

Description: This article is about the most significant issues and trends that may impact long-term care LTC risks, care delivery and protection in the future.

Description: Essays show a new system that will encompass minor changes to the current health insurance system, it will allow consumers to sign up for Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan and be administered like Medicare but with more benefits and emphasis on preventive care.

Description: Essay reforming management in health care, structure of reimbursement, program management, health information, measurement systems, etc.

Description: Essay discussing cost, quality and access of healthcare and then describes the need for rationing.

Description: The essay discusses the appropriate role of insurance companies, efficient and economical ways to care for chronic illnesses and having a maximum price society will pay to support the ongoing life of any one individual.