Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 2000 Las Vegas Spring Meeting discuss the roles of the federal and state governments in regulating health care insurance, the potential overlaps of these jurisdictions, and how insurance companies, health plans, and providers are being affected.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1995 Vancouver Spring Meeting discuss the wide variety of proposals in Congress to reform the health care/insurance system including Medicare and Medicaid.

Description: This presentation from Session 78PD of the SOA 1999 San Francisco Annual Meeting discusses state health-care reform over the past decade and offers insights as to what has worked, what hasn't, and what has been a total disaster. The panelists further discuss the states' responses to reforms that simply have not worked and the industry's response to this challenging environment. Finally, they share their ideas of the direction they expect to see state-level reforms to take. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 3.

Description: Panelists discuss key public policy issues relating to access, coverage, and financing of health care, as well as current health care reform proposals. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 1, Session 47

Description: This session discusses current federal proposals for health care reform, including the impact on traditional health insurance programs and the roles that actuaries can play. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 19, No. 4A

Description: This session discusses the key issues in the Medicare reform debate and the direction of future change. Topics include Medicare + Choice and the employer perspective. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 5pd.

Description: This presentation included discussions on AAA Medicare Reform Task Force, the 2000 Medicare Technical Advisory Panel's review of HCFA's Medicare projections, and prescription drug coverage. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 7

Description: Panel examines the actuarial, business, clinical, and ethical issues attached to physician-owned health plans in which the physicians are both providers and investors. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: Insurance commissioners and/or deputy commissioners will discuss a variety of current topics including health care reform, risks in the major medical markets, voluntary products and other topics. At the conclusion of the session, attendees will be able to identify issues that are on the mind of the regulatory agencies and the different approaches used across the country.

Description: The panel offers a summary of the Medicare Modernization Act signed into law in 2003, which implemented sweeping changes to the Medicare program. Topics include Medicare Advantage, the impact on Medicare Supplement, Part D, and the impact on retiree health plans. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 3, Session 127