Description: Article discussing the use of enterprise risk management in the health care industry.

Description: This analysis will primarily focus on the individual, non-group market. In order to plan for the impact that these currently uninsured individuals will have on the health insurance markets, it will be important to understand their costs relative to the costs for people already enrolled, for whom many health insurers have experience and data.

Description: Panel discussion of prospects for cost containment of, and alternatives to, fee-for-service health care, and management of health care under national health insurance. Discussion points include cost containment devices, HMOs, economic impact, cost escalation, self-insurance, stop-loss, claims administration, loss of state premium taxes, and Phase 3 tax problems under NH1.

Description: This panel discussion session focuses on health care alternatives with the objective to improve care and reduce costs. Includes discussion on national programs, managed care

Description: 2001 SOA Annual Meeting, New Orleans. Health care cost trends have substantially increased in the past two years. Panelists discussed the factors contributing to these increased trends, the prospect for further increases in the future, and national health care issues.

Description: This report describes two methods, an observation-based analysis and an actual to model analysis, to analyze long-term care insurance experience to determine if calendar year trends exist.

Description: Paper summarizes articles on quality care issues including - measurement & reporting, financing, patient safety, standards & education, and leadership.

Description: Panel discussion focusing on managing health care costs.

Description: Implications of Consumer-Driven Health Care to consumers, employers and providers Issue No. 37.