Description: Actuaries with Medicare expertise regularly receive information specific to either Part C or Part D, but a key component of successful bid preparation is effective coordination between these two programs. This article explores pricing and regulatory common ground between Part C and Part D bids to aid actuaries as they guide decisions impacting both benefits.

Description: Actuaries are leveraging predictive modeling and machine learning more and more as they strive to provide greater value to their stakeholders. Actuarial standards of practice provide guidance around modeling and data. The world has changed significantly over the last few years, so it is important these models be tested for fairness as well as any statistical biases. This article addresses some of the key issues actuaries need to be aware of as Corporations and society work through the responsible us of this technology and underlying data.