Description: A review of the current NAIC model regulation methodology ensuring LTC companies do not recoup past claim losses in LTC rate increases.

Description: A discussion of the future of the Brazilian Health Market with a focus on the legislation which passed in June 1998 to regulate the private health insurance industry

Description: This session discussed about expected trends in medical care costs, changes in Medicare reimbursement practices and their short- and long-term effects, the emerging responsibility for providing long-term care, rise of managed health care, new and old participants, selection issues, multiple options, and small group market.

Description: Panelists discuss employers' perspective of defining strategies to identify best-in-market opportunities. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 1.

Description: A physician discusses white matter lesions on the brain - their nature, causes, severity, importance, associated risks, and underwriting implications for long term care insurance.

Description: This article provides a summary of the 2016 Milliman LTC rate increase survey and additional commentary from our years of experience with rate increase filings.

Description: Presented at May 2000 Spring Meeting. In this discussion, panelists examine: 1. Recently developed Medicare reimbursement methodologies, 2. Updates on existing methodologies, and 3. Historical and projected cost trends.

Description: This is a panel discussion on health planning and cost containment. The session concentrates on the roles of the insurers and group policyholder in working towards improvement in the health care delivery system. This includes reducing utilization, the supply of services and prices for services.

Description: Research project that reviewed and inventoried the range of quality and efficiency measures that demonstrate the performance of hospitals and physicians. Besides outlining key areas of consideration for quality and efficiency measurement, this report also describes future opportunities for actuaries and other health professionals interested in this evolving area. The inventory part of this report is in a separate document.

Description: This is a summary of topics discussed at the 1996 Bowles Symposium: “The Old Age Crisis: Actuarial Opportunities,” September 26-27, 1996, at Georgia State University, Atlanta.