Description: Panelists continue their discussion of a research project into actuarial issues and financial measurements related to disease management programs. Outcomes measurement is specifically discussed. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 2, Session 41

Description: Ian Duncan, FSA, MAAA, FCIA, FIA, is an admitted travel junkie and enjoys being on the road. From sunrise to sunset, he treks from city to city meeting with clients. When he's not bringing in new business and cultivating relationships with existing clients, he writes; he publishes; he volunteers; and time permitting, takes a rare vacation. His energy, enthusiasm and excitement serve him well as president of his own company, Solucia, Inc.

Description: This paper discusses the quality of healthcare verses the price of healthcare and puruses individuals and doctors making decisions for their own healthcare costs and services.

Description: Summary of cost-reduction and quality improvement within the disease management sector. Paper 4 of an 8 paper series on 'An Introduction to Care Management Interventions and Their Implications for Actuaries'.

Description: An actuary presents his concerns regarding the imposition of continuing professional development requirements for actuaries primarily on principle and the requirement's economic implications. Another actuary presents rebuttal which will assist all actuaries in an understanding of how the board reached the decision to institute the continuing education standards.

Description: Evaluating the success of Disease Management Programs by looking at ROI and the risk management economic model. Issue No. 46.

Description: Abstracts of two health articles from the NAAJ: 1. Multi-State Actuarial Models of Functional Disability and 2. Anatomy of a slow-motion death-spiral.

Description: Highlights of health related articles from the North American Actuarial Journal. A paper on health care reform and efficiency is published in a recent issue of the NAAJ.

Description: Full version of Health Section News, August 2003, Issue No. 46.

Description: Abstracts of recent articles of interest to health actuaries