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  • The Simple Logic of Health Care Inflation
    The Simple Logic of Health Care Inflation Why health care inflation exceeds the Consumer Price Index CPI due to tax implications. Issue No. 37. Inflation; 9355 4/1/2000 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Gerry Smedinghoff
    • Date: Apr 2000
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics
  • Providers: Reorganize and Refinance
    Providers: Reorganize and Refinance A rethinking of current provider reimbursement, focusing on incentives instead of simply cutting fees. The recommended 2-pronged approach would feature ...

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    • Authors: Jill Van Den Bos
    • Date: Sep 2010
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Payment models; Public Policy
  • Chairperson’s Corner
    Chairperson’s Corner The Health Section Council Chairperson looks back at a historic year for the health care industry, and what it means for health actuaries. Patient Protection and Affordable ...

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    • Authors: Susan Pantely
    • Date: Sep 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Economics>Health economics; Public Policy
  • Cost and Benefit Trends Observed in Jan. 1, 2011 Renewals for State Employers
    Cost and Benefit Trends Observed in Jan. 1, 2011 Renewals for State Employers An analysis of health insurance cost and benefit trends using January 1, 2011 data from state employee medical plan ...

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    • Authors: Robert Gordon Cosway, Barbara Dewey
    • Date: Jan 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • From The Editor
    From The Editor A look into the issues’ contents. By Carlos Fuentes Models;Strategy;Artificial intelligence;Passion;Product development;Predictive modeling;Entrepreneurship By Carlos Fuentes What ...
    • Authors: Carlos Eduardo Fuentes
    • Date: Nov 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Economics>Health economics; Economics>Macroeconomics; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods
  • A Suggestion to do a Postmortem Analysis of the Work Done by LTC Pricing Actuaries Over the Last Quarter Century
    A Suggestion to do a Postmortem Analysis of the Work Done by LTC Pricing Actuaries Over the Last Quarter Century A suggestion to review and reassess LTC pricing of the last three decades, in ...

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    • Authors: Ali Zaker-Shahrak
    • Date: Dec 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; 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 Overview of Retiree Health Aging Curves
    An Overview of Retiree Health Aging Curves This article gives an overview of retiree health aging curves. This overview is based on the author's paper entitled Aging Curves for Health Care ...

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    • Authors: Jeffrey Petertil
    • Date: Jan 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics
  • Reflections on Health Care Financing and Benefits in the U.S.: Observations and Opinions
    Reflections on Health Care Financing and Benefits in the U.S.: Observations and Opinions Recap of National Academy of Social Insurance NASI annual conference “Getting to Universal Health ...

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    • Authors: Anna M Rappaport
    • Date: May 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics
  • Soundbites from the American Academy of Actuaries’ Health Practice Council
    Soundbites from the American Academy of Actuaries’ Health Practice Council Report on the activities of the Academy’s health practice council and its work groups. Consumer-driven health ...

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    • Authors: Heather E Jerbi, Melissa Lawler
    • Date: May 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Experience Studies & Data; Financial Reporting & Accounting; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Long-term Care; Public Policy
  • Generic Dispensing Rates: Silver Bullet No More?
    Generic Dispensing Rates: Silver Bullet No More? A summary of the driving forces behind, and effects of, the historical increases and future expectations of Generic Dispensing Rates.

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    • Authors: Troy Filipek
    • Date: May 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Behavioral economics; Economics>Health economics; Social Insurance>Medicare