Description: In April, 2009, the Chinese government launched the most comprehensive Health Care System Reform ever. The goal: to establish and improve the basic health care system covering most urban and rural residents, and to provide the people with safe, effective, convenient and affordable health care. There is no doubt that this 'Made in China' health care reform will become the world’s most extensive health care system reform because it will inevitably affect many players in the game such as the local governments who currently administrate the program, the medical professionals who provide the care, the pharmaceutical manufacturers who provide the medicines, and the very large population who participate in the program, etc. This article summarizes the highlights of China's health care reform program.

Description: This article is a quick reference to resources for keeping up with ongoing healthcare reform efforts.

Description: Letters to the editor of In The Public Interest discussing social insurance articles from the previous issue.

Description: Comparison of Healthy Michigan and Healthy Indiana Plan Medicaid expansion programs.

Description: Feature article discussing the findings of a recent CDC report and offering a challenge to actuaries in response to those findings.

Description: Discussion of state medicaid expansion due to provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

Description: A discussion of the impact of the June, 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision on Medicaid expansion and the financial impications for states.

Description: Discussion of some of the debated aspects of the new health care law from an actuarial principles perspective.

Description: This article points out actuarial issues surrounding provisions in the ACA that impact financial reporting.

Description: Cover article introducing this month's newsletter and discussing the highlights of the contents of the newsletter