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  • Bariatric Surgery Holds Promise for Patients and for Payors
    Bariatric Surgery Holds Promise for Patients and for Payors An economic analysis of bariatric surgery and health care costs supports the case for health plans to cover these procedures. Health ...

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    • Authors: John Dawson, Pierre-Yves Cremieux, Arindam Ghosh
    • Date: Jan 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining
  • Availability of Utilization and Cost Experience Data for Group Medical Care Insurance Coverages
    Availability of Utilization and Cost Experience Data for Group Medical Care Insurance Coverages This discussion is on the availability of utilization and cost experience data for group medical ...

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    • Authors: John Mahder, Harry L Sutton, Peter Thexton, Edward J Wojcik
    • Date: Oct 1981
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data; Health & Disability>Health insurance
  • Loss-of-Time Health Insurance Reserves Based on the 1964 Commissioners Disability Table
    Loss-of-Time Health Insurance Reserves Based on the 1964 Commissioners Disability Table This report discusses the use of a basic table of net annual claim costs for hospital and surgical expense ...

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    • Authors: E Paul Barnhart, Abraham Hazelcorn, Anthony J Houghton, Gerald A Levy, James Olsen, Eduard H Minor, Stuart F Conrod
    • Date: Oct 1965
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data; Health & Disability>Disability insurance
  • To Be Continued - PHCCS
    To Be Continued - PHCCS Summary of the 1974 report of the HIAA Prevailing Health Care Charges System which contains data from about 900,000 charges for up to 1,600 different surgical procedures, ...

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    • Authors: Application Administrator
    • Date: Sep 1975
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data; Health & Disability>Health care
  • New SOA Research Study Evaluates Cost Impact of Drug Therapy for Crohn’s Disease
    New SOA Research Study Evaluates Cost Impact of Drug Therapy for Crohn’s Disease This article discusses a study of the impact of the drug infliximab on Crohn's disease patients. This study ...

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    • Authors: Steven Siegel
    • Date: May 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Experience Studies & Data; Health & Disability>Chronic health management - Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care
  • CHAIRPERSON’S CORNER: Untapped Opportunities for Actuaries in Health
    CHAIRPERSON’S CORNER: Untapped Opportunities for Actuaries in Health Summary of SOA initiative on preparing and positioning actuaries to move into new roles which are becoming available as the ...

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    • Authors: Susan Pantely
    • Date: May 2010
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Change management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Experience Studies & Data; Health & Disability>Health information technology
  • Public Databases and Other Resources for Health Actuaries
    Public Databases and Other Resources for Health Actuaries This teaching session provides a summary of publicly available data and information sources for health actuaries. Several of the more ...

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    • Authors: Grady Catterall, Timothy Robinson, Denise Love
    • Date: Jun 2002
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data; Health & Disability