Description: The panel at this session of the SOA 1986 Chicago Annual Meeting discusses pros, cons and issues for both indemnity Medicare Supplement policies and the recent Health Maintenance Organization Medicare Risk Contracts.

Description: This purpose of this session is to discuss strategies used by health insuring organizations and their likelihood for success. Topics include alternate delivery systems and managed care. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1988 Vol. 14, No. 1.

Description: This 1991 panel discussion is about PPOs- what they are, how they fit into the current managed care environment, how they fit into different markets, what products they compete against, their effectiveness at controlling medical costs, their effectiveness at meeting employer needs, and what to expect in the future. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 3B.

Description: 1993 SOA Spring Meeting, San Diego. This session is about point-of-service plans, overview of current enrollment statistics/ tends, in-network and out network utilization patterns, trends in benefit design, employer/benefit consulting demands and employee/employer satisfaction.

Description: An article discussing Canadian Medicare as a guide for American Healthcare reform.

Description: 2003 Intercompany LTCI Conference – Actuarial Track Highlights by Vincent L. Bodnar from Long-Term Care Newsletter, August 2003, Issue No. 9.

Description: Panel discussion, by a physician and an actuary, about the historical forces behind various trends in organ transplant experience data.

Description: Shortsighted goals may seem expedient at the time, but long-term success is not found by following the crowd.

Description: Recap of the Futurism Section Sessions held at the Spring Meetings in Las Vegas and San Diego.