Description: A glossary of terms.

Description: While there are many issues in healthcare, the single most significant issue is cost, both in terms of the cost today and in terms of the growth in cost over the past several decades. We need to increase the ability of all citizens to purchase healthcare services or health insurance that in turn purchases healthcare services, and decrease the growth in the cost of healthcare.

Description: Essay reforming healthcare where participants have a vested interest in reaching the best answer.

Description: CLASS Act and ACA

Description: A Discussion of why female mortality is higher than male mortality at higher ages.

Description: Article Health Insurance in The Actuary, June 1979, Volume 13, Number 6

Description: This session is about rationing health care. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 4A.

Description: This article begins with a comparison of the commercial risk adjuster to the exisiting Medicare model, and goes on to discuss why the existing strategies employed by health plans will not work in a risk adjusted environment. The article elaborates on the importance of diagnosis coding, controlling member mix, and care management in order to mitigate risks and gain from newly created opportunities.

Description: Essay discussing cost, quality and access of healthcare and then describes the need for rationing.

Description: This article compares the Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) market to the commercial individual market exchanges included in the Affordable Care Act. PDP carrier actions to date could help predict certain aspects of the exchange market.