Description: This 1978 teaching session provided a basic primer on the design of the OASDI benefit formula. Areas covered included: 1. The Decoupling issue 2. The Average Indexed Monthly Earnings 3. The Primary Insurance Amount formula 4. The Indexing procedure 5. Transition arrangements 6. The Short Service problem 7. Replacement Ratio considerations 8. Impact of Wage Base changes 9. The Retirement Age and Retirement Test.

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 at the 1998 Valuation Actuary Symposium risk based capital for health organizations with focus on a new formula for managed care organizations and companies.

Description: Panelists discuss current issues and trends impacting health plan contracting with providers. Hospital and physician contracting is discussed from both a payer's and provider's persepctive. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 1, Session 30

Description: Panelists discuss recent developments that may impact health care costs over the next few years, such as: · Trends in research and treatment for various diseases · Advances in diagnoses, therapies, and medications · Various clinical trials From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 73

Description: This discussion at the SOA 1990 San Francisco Spring Meeting covers living benefit riders including benefit designs, regulatory activity, tax status, pricing considerations and reserves.

Description: This session at the 1997 Valuation Actuary Symposium discusses the history and current isses with Risk Based Capital as it applies to health insurance.

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

Description: Panelelists at this session of the SOA 1998 Maui II Spring Meeting discuss the current use of risk adjusters to spread risk among various helath carriers and health plans, and whether the system is effective and equitable.

Description: The session discussion is valuation and reserving issues with regards to group medical - including HMOs, and individual medical - including disability and long-term care. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 16, No. 4B.