Description: This article talks about the new onsite clinic at Hewitt and how it benefits employees and employers.

Description: Insurers are becoming increasingly involved in the development and marketing of prepaid health care service plans, or Health Maintenance Organizations HMOs. The article describes four different approaches for establishing capitation rates for HMOs 1. Integrated Budgeting Approach, 2. Inventory Approach, 3. Group Insurance Rating, and 4. Actuarial Approach.

Description: An essay discussing universal access to high quality, low cost health care.

Description: A call for essays issued by the SOA Health and Long Term Care Sections on the visions for the future of the U.S. health care system.

Description: While there are many issues in healthcare, the single most significant issue is cost, both in terms of the cost today and in terms of the growth in cost over the past several decades. We need to increase the ability of all citizens to purchase healthcare services or health insurance that in turn purchases healthcare services, and decrease the growth in the cost of healthcare.

Description: Essay reforming healthcare where participants have a vested interest in reaching the best answer.

Description: Essay reforming uninsured health care.

Description: Editor letter about what constitutes a good Health Watch article and summary of articles.

Description: This paper discusses the the continuing cost of health insurance coverage represents a major problem for most of us. However, the long-term continuation of the excess growth rate of the health care economy verses the rest of the economy has the potential makings of a major crisis.

Description: Essay offers a vision of health care where everyone is covered, everyone is eligible, receives fair pricing, receives vital information and is taxed the same.