Description: How benchmarking actual performance to a published source is a useful tool in assessing the value added by a particular program or MCO, Issue No. 38.

Description: This article is the first installment of a three-part series and is focused on providing an overview of LTC modeling approaches and considerations.

Description: Using Healthcare Claims Data to Create Actuarial Models.

Description: Growing in popularity, coverage of Independent Provider services under long-term care insurance plans providing home health care benefits presents unique challenges—from product design to claims practices.

Description: This article summarizes the presentations by the Society of Actuaries and the Academy of Actuaries at the January 2015 National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) Roundtables in Washington DC. SOA presented on the 2014 SOA monograph series "The Link between Retirement Security and Long-Term Care."

Description: Combo long-term care insurance products provide a viable option for the insurance industry to offer a sufficient range and supply of private long-term care financing solutions.

Description: veteran insurance producer, who specializes in LTC planning and insurance, discusses a range of issues from his perspective, as well as HNW clients, their financial advisers and a prominent actuary. The author describes his approach to solution development using the products currently available. He also provides excerpts of his conversation with Doug Burkle, ASA, MAAA regarding industry trends.

Description: There are many ways to manage a long-term care closed block of policies but some of the common ones are rate increases, enhancement of claim practices and helping policyholders to remain independent and thriving at home.

Description: The author discusses health care practices in Japan and how the US could successfully adopt some of them.

Description: As providers are considering accountable and value based care models, it is critical to strategically think through how to achieve a sustainable business model into the future. This requires actuarial and clinical/provider capabilities to assess the care management and financial levers to help a client through the transition.