Description: Recently, the SCAN Foundation, AARP, LeadingAge, and HHS funded economic modeling conducted by Milliman and the Urban Institute around LTC reform elements. The LTC industry has over the years also generated ideas to address the on-coming expansion of LTC needs in the U.S. For this article, we have brought together three individuals who have long involvement with LTC financing to discuss some of the recent ideas and provide some perspectives on their pluses and minuses.

Description: The SOA’s recent work related to public policy research and an update on the General Insurance track.

Description: Tells a story of an actuary, Thomas Sutton, who is working with Orange County, California on developing a bankruptcy settlement.

Description: Diverse Risks 2016 Call for Essays

Description: Argues that by shifting the risk from the insureds - financial institutions - to the insurer - the federal government, we affect the behavior of the insureds. Once the consequences of the risk are absorbed by someone else, the insureds can assume more risk. This must be changed.

Description: A comparison of Social Security benefits, for a hypothetical new entrant to the program, between the 1972 Social Security Act and the 1977 Social Security Act.

Description: The article describes the Health Sections strategic initiative for Public Health and the role of the actuary.

Description: Overview of public health (responsibilities, funding, challenges) and discussion of the role actuaries can play in achieving population health goals.

Description: This article consists of a point-counterpoint dialogue addressing important aspects of social insurance programs. It discusses the desirability and advantages of these programs that provide financial assistance to those who are retired, disabled, ill or unemployed.

Description: Recent studies have suggested that teachers would be better off with DC or Cash Balance plans than with DB. Detailed data from CalSTRS support the opposite.