Description: This a book review of 'Synthetic State Estimates of Disability Derived from the National Health Survey' by the National Center for Health Statistics. This paper arose in response to the increasing demand for health statistics on the state level.

Description: This article is the third in a series from the '2011 Living To 100 Symposium.' It examines the growing concern about doctor to patient ratio, including perspectives from Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.

Description: Book Review: The Health Insurance Answer Book as a practical resource on health insurance issues.

Description: This note compares hospital utilization and average daily hospital costs for persons aged 65 and over as indicated by 1968 data under Medicare's Hospital Insurance Program and from the American Hospital Association.

Description: This article examines the dynamic environment of the health care system in the United States and the challenges facing the health actuary.

Description: This article is about our dependence on prescription drugs, their cost and the desire for insurance coverage of drugs.

Description: Provides background on the Brazilian insurance authority's ban of the group life rider benefit for Total and Permanent Disability due to illness, TPD. Then discusses alternative benefits that could be offered as replacements.

Description: This editorial gives an overview of articles in this edition of The Actuary including actuarial exams and health care management issues.

Description: This article summarizes a report in the June 13, 1974 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Policy Options and The Impact of National Health Insurance which estimates the dollar and time price of various features common to many national health insurance proposals and the resulting effect on demand.

Description: This article describes the functions of the National Center for Health Statistics which serves as the focal points for U.S. health statistics. The NCHS data collection program goes beyond the important vital statistics. The Center produces data on the extent of illness and disability in the population.