Description: This session discusses rising health care costs and availability of coverage. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1982, Volume 8, No. 1.

Description: This session discussed misc Health Section issues including trends in individual accident & health insurance, increases in health care costs, DRG payments, art & science of anticipation, health care cost containment, HMOs and PPOs. From Record of Society of Actuaries 1983 Vol. 9, No. 4

Description: Panelists provide an update on recent events in consumer-driven health care, including the regulatory environment, results versus expectations and the implications for the overall group health marketplace. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3, Session 62

Description: Our panelists discuss mechanisms to measure affordability, reducing costs through product design and other responses by plans, employers & providers. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3, Session 82

Description: This session covers current topics of interest to self-funded health benefit programs. Topics include carve-out of pharmacy, participation in employer coalitions for pooling of risk and negotiating favorable terms with providers and administrators, stop loss insurance market developments and transparency. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 1, Session 51

Description: This session features a moderated discussion between medical professionals who are experts in long-term care. The presenters are outside the LTC insurance industry altogether, which will ensure that attendees receive a truly external perspective.

Description: This project shows how to use agent-based models to simulate the behaviors of agents in complex health systems.

Description: This review uses historical and contemporary sources to trace the growth of national health expenditures in the US from 1776 to 2026.

Description: Essay where payers desiring to optimize health gains per dollar spent should avoid “across the board” cost sharing, and instead implement a “value based” design that removes barriers/provides incentives to encourage desired behaviors for patients and providers.

Description: Medical insurance today is more like pre-paid medical payments. Medical insurance should be bought for protection, but rarely used, like auto insurance.