Description: In this article, Dr. Ted LeBoy, Assistant Medical Director of Continental Assurance Co., commented on some changes that had been observed during the first eight months of Medicare's existence. These included changes in the average number of hospital days and physician charges.

Description: This article discusses the financing issues of Social Security and Medicare benefits and how reforms are necessary in the near future.

Description: Summary of testimony by an AAA Board member before a congressional subcommittee, as an expert on risk assessment and adjustment, especially in relation to Medicare risk contracting and HMO payments. She recommended: mitigating the geographical region values, credibility weights for payments to health plans, carving out high cost claim segments, reengineering the ACR methodology, shifting AAPCC methodology from fee-for-service toward competitive bidding, and further projects to improve risk methods.

Description: Article from The Actuary September 1992 – Volume 26, No. 7 is about Social Security's projected costs exceeding income

Description: The article explores how deeply the Affordable Care Act reduced the Medicare Advantage benchmark payment rates and quantifies how much of that reduction Medicare Advantage Organizations earned back through quality bonuses.

Description: An article that takes a look at the actuaries original estimates for Medicare's hospital insurance program relative to actual figures.

Description: This article discusses amendments to the Social Security Act recommended by President Johnson which are incorporated in H.R. 5710. The bill amends the provisions and of the OASDI, Medicare and Medicaid programs.