Description: Health Section News, August 2005, Issue 50 which discusses the effective management of prescription drug utilization and coverage that continue to represent one of the biggest challenges facing insurers, managed care organizations, employers and consumers alike.

Description: Recap of Health Section's 2014 events and member survey.

Description: An approach to quantify medical intervention savings when medical claims data is not available by leveraging overlapping measurement techniques.

Description: Using data to develop reserves for Incurred Prior Paid After and Incurred but Unpaid, Issue No. 38

Description: Incorporating Pended Claims in Medical IBNR Estimates. Issue No. 45.

Description: Recognizing an opportunity to help serve its members in this age of increased financial oversight, the Health Section of the Society of Actuaries commissioned a series of guides on the use of statistical techniques specifically geared for the work of health actuaries. From Health Watch Newsletter, January 2008, Issue No. 57.

Description: With many pharmacy benefit plans now considering whether to add a 4th tier for high priced specialty drugs, review and discussion also needs to be given to the other end of the pharmacy cost spectrum to see how costs can be reduced by promoting lower cost over-the counter OTC drugs. From Health Watch News, September 2006, Issue No. 53.

Description: Estimating IBNR from Authorized Bed Days. Issue No. 40.

Description: Considerations in the applications of Predictive Modeling for health care management. Issue No. 47.

Description: The editorial shares observations and lessons learned from the process of implementing the Affordable Care Act.