Description: Panel session discussion of how universal access, quality of care, and controlling health care costs are being addressed in Latin American countries.

Description: Discussion of interest rates and investments. The forum looked at the outlook for interest rates on life insurance funds, new developments for the investment of life insurance funds, common stock investments, inflation, and the nature and extent of the valuation problem created by direct investment private placement.

Description: Panelists discuss several factors impacting the pricing and design of health products. Topics include the recession, managed care, defined-contribution plans, employer perspective and provider pricing power. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 81

Description: Recent health-care cost trends have exhibited significant variability by insurer, geographic area and type of benefit. Employers and insurers are increasing co-pays and reimposing managed care provisions. How have these factors affected the measured trend. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 1, Session 17

Description: Presented at October 1986 Annual Meeting. This session discussion is highlighting recent developments in the Chicago health care delivery system, the involvement of Chicago area HMOs, PPOs and insurers in the financing and delivery of health care services, and issues unique to the Chicago market as well as issues applicable to other geographical areas.

Description: This session discussed about expected trends in medical care costs, changes in Medicare reimbursement practices and their short- and long-term effects, the emerging responsibility for providing long-term care, rise of managed health care, new and old participants, selection issues, multiple options, and small group market.

Description: Presented at May 2000 Spring Meeting. In this discussion, panelists examine: 1. Recently developed Medicare reimbursement methodologies, 2. Updates on existing methodologies, and 3. Historical and projected cost trends.

Description: This is a panel discussion on health planning and cost containment. The session concentrates on the roles of the insurers and group policyholder in working towards improvement in the health care delivery system. This includes reducing utilization, the supply of services and prices for services.

Description: Presented at May 2000 Spring Meeting. These are reference charts for The 'Access to Health Coverage' session which illustrate the US, insured and uninsured health care economy.

Description: Presented at June 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about: Changes in demographics and work forces composition, Trends towards defined contribution and flexible benefits programs, Lifestyle and attitude changes, Retiree medical care coverage.