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  • Health Care Financing Systems Around the World
    Health Care Financing Systems Around the World Presenter describes many of the desirable characteristics of a health care financing system, and alternative health care financing systems as they ...

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    • Authors: Chiu-Cheng Chang
    • Date: Jun 1998
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Global Perspectives; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Payment models; Public Policy
  • Profiling Physician Performance
    Profiling Physician Performance Panelists discuss the methods HMOs employ to measure their providers' quality of care, outcomes, compliance with best practice guidelines, and cost ...

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    • Authors: Joel C Hoffman, David Josephson, David Terry, John C Vataha, Kelly Myers
    • Date: Jun 1999
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Simulation
  • Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs
    Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs This article examines the history, theory, and effectiveness of high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts. Consumer driven ...

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    • Authors: Fritz Busch, Barbara Collier, Jason Karcher , Steven Phillips
    • Date: Mar 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
  • Quality of Life of the Elderly
    Quality of Life of the Elderly Discussion of Symposium Session 3B. Papers presented: Living to 100 - A Women's Issue Evaluation of Approaches to Reducing Women's Longevity Risk Estimates ...

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    • Authors: Deborah Briceland-Betts
    • Date: Jan 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Topics: Demography>Gender factors; Economics>Health economics; Social Insurance>Survivor benefits
  • Conflicting Perspectives on LTC Rate Increases
    Conflicting Perspectives on LTC Rate Increases An examination of LTCI rate increases from three different perspectives: the insurance company, the policyholder, and the insurance department.

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    • Authors: Larry Pfannerstill
    • Date: May 2009
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Public Policy
  • An Actuarial Response to the Health-Care Crisis
    An Actuarial Response to the Health-Care Crisis Discussion regarding who's to blame for cost increase, Government's role to ensure coverage and keep costs down, steps to control costs, ...

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    • Authors: Daniel Wolak
    • Date: Apr 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics
  • North of the Border with the S.O.eh?
    North of the Border with the S.O.eh? A review of the 2009 Health Spring Meeting, which included speakers & sessions on the future of the SOA, U.S. health care reform, claims data issues ...

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    • Authors: Douglas Norris
    • Date: Sep 2009
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Economics>Health economics; Public Policy
  • New Member Impact on Medicaid Managed Care Costs
    New Member Impact on Medicaid Managed Care Costs In this article, the authors explore how the recession has impacted new member enrollment in the various state health care programs and the ...

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    • Authors: Bela H Patel Fernandez, Jeffrey L Smith
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Social Insurance>Government-funded healthcare; Social Insurance>Medicaid
  • Modeling Anti-selective Lapse and Optimal Pricing in Individual and Small Group Health Insurance
    Modeling Anti-selective Lapse and Optimal Pricing in Individual and Small Group Health Insurance A new health insurance pricing model takes external market prices into account, as well as ...

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    • Authors: D Wei
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Economic Cycles and the Health Insurance Business
    Economic Cycles and the Health Insurance Business This article discusses the effects of economic cycles on the health insurance business. Health economics; 12319 11/1/1981 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Robert Dobson
    • Date: Nov 1981
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics