Description: Panelists discuss the pros and cons of using a care manager in order to receive either benefits or enhanced benefits in long term care plans. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: Panelists discuss areas that actuaries must address as long-term-care insurance [LTCI] becomes a material portion of a company's business. These areas include IT problems, setting assumptions and reserves, surplus strain, and capital requirements. From the 2002 Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2. Session 14OF of the San Francisco Spring Meeting.

Description: This session discussion is about home health care product development issues. Topics include marketing, insurability, plan design, available data, manged care, provider's viewpoint and public program experience. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 16, No. 1.

Description: Panelists discuss major reforms of health care financing and delivery systems around the world. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: This paper addresses specific details of measurement principles and practice that the actuary should consider when planning to conduct or review a study of care management interventions. Three major topics are covered: Measurement Principles, Study Design Issues, and Risk Factors. Paper 2 of an 8 paper series on 'An Introduction to Care Management Interventions and Their Implications for Actuaries'

Description: A dicussion of the Rate Classification Actuarial Standard of Practice, ASOP #12: its purpose, its scope, guidance, and examples.

Description: Read detailed analysis of a legislated act aimed in providing access to affordable, quality, accountable health care.

Description: This session discussion is about hospital strategies in delivering and financing care, physician reaction to current market, physician strategies in delivering and financing care, and provider reaction to managed care programs. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1987 Vol. 13, No. 1.

Description: Panelists discuss the results of the SOA's Intercompany Experience Study dealing with long-term-care insurance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: Panelists discuss the characteristics of and impediments associated with effective management of the long term care insurance market, particularly as it related to pricing, marketing, and underwriting. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.