Description: From session 30OF at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Las Vegas, NV May 22-24, 2000 This session introduces a popular new model, the Quality Compass Model, which seeks to balance concerns regarding consumer satisfaction, clinical outcomes, cost, and utilization.

Description: This panel discussion session focuses on health care alternatives with the objective to improve care and reduce costs. Includes discussion on national programs, managed care

Description: This session discussion is about who is the health care manager, how is health care management evaluated, ethical considerations, malpractice liability and data systems support. Inlcudes a discussion on gatekeepers, provider contracting, utilization management, benefit design, DRG creep, long-term care, From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1987 Vol. 13, No. 1.

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 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 session examines how technology, managed care and other changes are affecting health-care cost trends. The panel presents analyses of cost trends experienced over the last decade and contrasts those with historical trends. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 81

Description: Panelists discuss current issues and trends impacting health plan contracting with providers. Hospital and physician contracting is discussed from both a payer's and provider's persepctive. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 1, Session 30

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: This panel discussion session focuses on innovative health insurance plan design. Items discussed include programs that change behavior, eliminating coverage for items that are not medically necessary, and the Voluntary Cost Containment Program of the Health Insurance Association. Record of the SOA, Vol. 5 No. 3

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