Description: What can the United States learn from other countries' health care systems? How are other countries more efficient? We selected five countries that have been among those debated as having some of the most efficient health care systems to explore what the United States can learn from these examples.

Description: This memorandum is a supplement to the Long Term Care Experience Basic Table (“Experience Table”) that was published bythe Society of Actuaries (“SOA”) in April 2015 and revised in July 2015.

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

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

Description: Panel discussion focusing on managing health care costs.

Description: presentations on French on US LTCI

Description: A brief overview of the continuing care at home model which offers life care contracts for older adults who prefer to age in their homes for as long as possible but want the security that a retirement community offers.