Description: This article discusses the growing number of cases of dementia and its effects on economics and loved ones.

Description: A discussion about regulators, lawmakers, actuaries and insurers working together to keep health insurance costs affordable to the consumer but also profitable enough for insurers to continue to offer the product.

Description: This article highlights a trend among companies to integrate the management of the various medical programs including health, workers compensation and disability. This concept of total health management allows greater focus on the health and wellness of employees resulting in improved productivity.

Description: This note compares hospital utilization and average daily hospital costs for persons aged 65 and over as indicated by 1968 data under Medicare's Hospital Insurance Program and from the American Hospital Association.

Description: This is a review of the publication entitled 'Medicare: Health Insurance for the Aged, 1969: Geographic Indices of Reimbursement by State and County.' It is of value to health actuaries because it contains information as to the variation in health insurance claim costs by geographical areas within the United States.

Description: This a book review of 'Synthetic State Estimates of Disability Derived from the National Health Survey' by the National Center for Health Statistics. This paper arose in response to the increasing demand for health statistics on the state level.

Description: This article is about our dependence on prescription drugs, their cost and the desire for insurance coverage of drugs.

Description: This article is a review of Howard E. Winklevoss and Alwyn V. Powell's Continuing Care Retirement Communities: An Empirical, Financial and Legal Analysis. The book discusses the actuarial aspects of a CCRC, especially the establishment of fee structures.

Description: This article describes the functions of the National Center for Health Statistics which serves as the focal points for U.S. health statistics. The NCHS data collection program goes beyond the important vital statistics. The Center produces data on the extent of illness and disability in the population.

Description: This editorial gives an overview of articles in this edition of The Actuary including actuarial exams and health care management issues.