Description: Session 4C Informal Discussion

Description: Discussion on Ebola, how it spreads and whether or not it is an epidemic or pandemic.

Description: The author shares her personal experience with the long-term care industry from the perspective of a relative newcomer.

Description: This article discusses the LTC Commission reports and the lack of a funding solution.

Description: This report evaluates alternative payment models that potentially could be instituted by healthcare payers and manufacturers.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 2000 Las Vegas Spring Meeting discuss Congressional proposals for changing Medicare and the Academy's Medicare Reform Task Force report with respect to financial soundness, competition and potential prescription drug benefits.

Description: Introduction to population health, a collaborative discipline that seeks to leverage all the determinants of health personal behaviors, medical care and the public health infrastructure, as well as the social and economic context at the community and national level to maximize the health of populations.

Description: Insurance commissioners and/or deputy commissioners will discuss a variety of current topics including health care reform, risks in the major medical markets, voluntary products and other topics. At the conclusion of the session, attendees will be able to identify issues that are on the mind of the regulatory agencies and the different approaches used across the country.

Description: Explanation of Medicare Advantage STAR rating program as it relates to payment rates for MA bids. Also describes important features of the program from an actuarial perspective, how the components of the STAR rating are calculated and implications and considerations for actuaries.

Description: The chair of the Long-Term Care Section notes activities of the section and thanks members for their participation.