Description: Presented at October 1985 Annual Meeting. This session discussion is about trends in utilization review 'UR', preadmission certification, concurrent review, discharge planning, retrospective review, considerations in the design or purchase of UR services, normative data and monitoring UR, recent experience of UR programs and future expectations.

Description: Presented at October 1986 Annual Meeting. This session discussion is about life & health products, media selection, acquisition expenses and analysis of efforts.

Description: Presented at April 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed: Selective underwriting standards, Renewable options, Producer controls, Compliance with state laws and regulations, Control and profitability.

Description: Panelists discuss consumer-driven health plans [CDHPs] being implemented in combination with a variety of financial mechanisms, including health savings accounts [HSAs], health reimbursement accounts [HRAs] and flexible spending accounts [FSAs]. From Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 2, Session 104

Description: This session discussion is about surplus requirements, unique health insurance surplus needs, and the impact of A.M. Best and other rating agencies. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 1

Description: Presented at June 1996 Spring Meeting. Discusses the relationship among rates for health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, and point-of-service plans.

Description: This report compares health care utilization and expenditures between individuals with Crohn’s disease who had used infliximab and those who had not. Claims data from the 1999-2003 Thomson Reuters MarketScan commercial claims and encounters databases and inpatient, outpatient, and prescription drug claims data of individuals older than 18 years of age with a diagnosis of Crohn’s were included.

Description: Actuarial appraisal and role of the actuary with regards to Health Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions. Issue No. 40.

Description: Hospitals, through consolidation and affiliations, gaining back negotiation strenght lost due to managed care in the 80s and 90s. Charges vary significantly by area and facility. Issue No. 46.

Description: This article overviews the results of the 2008 survey of Third Party Administrators of Employer Stop Loss business.