Description: In this presentation, Richard D. Lamm, former Governor of Colorado and currently Director of the Center for Public Policy and Contemporary Issues at the University of Denver, talks about the increasing costs of health care and why the miracles of American medicine have simply outpaced our ability to pay. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 3A.

Description: Attendees learn about the Patient's Bill of Rights, pressures on managed care programs and the strategies being used to address the changing dynamics of the managed care environments. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 116

Description: This session discussion is about controls on utilization, eligibility control, pricing considerations, benefit design, mail order programs and physician dispensing. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 1.

Description: This 1991 panel discussion is about what employers can do to reduce medical cost including setting financial goals, adjusting benefit levels, adjusting contribution levels and adding wellness incentives. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 3A.

Description: Presenter discusses the results published in Dr. David Eisenberg's paper entitled, Integrative Medicine, and offers an update on the data collection effort of the SOA Task Force on Alternative Care. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: David Dranove, the Walter McNerney Distinguished Professor of Health Industry Management at Northwestern University, Kellogg’s Graduate School of Management speaks on the topic, “From Marcus Welby to Managed Care.” From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 18

Description: This presentation from Session 86PD of the SOA 1996 Colorado Springs Meeting is about disease management. The panelists address the following questions: What is disease management? Who is leading the disease management effort and what are the objectives? From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 22, No. 2.

Description: This is a discussion on group life and health products under conditions of inflation. It specifically highlights the development of alternative delivery systems such as Health Maintenance Organizations, the potential for further computerization of claim and record keeping, viability of new areas of coverage such as dental & vision and legal benefits, self-funding and administrative services only mechanisms, and the effect of inflation. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1982, Volume 8, No. 1.

Description: This keynote address at the SOA 1998 Maui II spring meeting is a physician's outlook on the state of medicine in 1998, and what might be expected to change and not change in the short term and long term future.

Description: This 1991 panel discussion is about PPOs- what they are, how they fit into the current managed care environment, how they fit into different markets, what products they compete against, their effectiveness at controlling medical costs, their effectiveness at meeting employer needs, and what to expect in the future. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 3B.