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 article takes a closer look at Medicare Part D Coverage and the types of payment demonstration payment of the federal reinsurance amountFlexible Capitation, Fixed Capitation, MA Rebate. Issue No 60

Description: Feature article describing the history and current state of the Medicare program.

Description: This report provides estimated savings for several of the options that are available to plan sponsors after implementation of the Medicare prescription drug program.

Description: This article reviews the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act and the impact the legislation has had on Medicare Supplement plans, policies and the changes to the model regulation. From Health Section Newsletter, March 2005, Issue No. 49.

Description: This excerpt from the 2001 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund describes the basic methodology and assumptions used in the estimates for the intermediate assumptions. Also presented are the projections of program costs under the twp alternative sets of assumptions.

Description: This session is about compliance with NAIC requirements and Medicare-Select products. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 19, No. 1B.

Description: COVID-19 is causing changes to nursing homes that will last beyond the pandemic. Nursing homes serve Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries; so, in the public interest, we should consider how changes to nursing homes might impact these populations.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Vancouver Meeting discusses national health policy issues in the U.S. and the impact of these issues on the private health insurance business. Issues include health insurance for the unemployed, non-paying patients and cost shifting, competition versus regulation and DRG prospective pricing for Medicare.

Description: This session discussion is about Madison's and Reagan's influence on the constitution and government of the United States and how that impacts the future of the Medicare program. The traditional Medicare program complimented by Prudent Purchasing Reforms is compared to the Private Health Plan Option. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1987 Vol. 13, No. 1.