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  • Chairperson's Corner
    Chairperson's Corner Chairperson's note to readers. health insurance;Health care costs;health economics 6442483885 6/1/2018 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Sarah Osborne
    • Date: Jun 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • Health Watch October 2012 issue
    Health Watch October 2012 issue October 2012 issue of Health Watch newsletter 4294993930 1/1/2013 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Jan 2013
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
  • Epilogue
    Epilogue Epilogue to ACA@5 publication Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act= PPACA=Affordable Care Act;Health care reform;Health insurance;Medical Loss Ratio=MLR;Accountable care ...

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    • Authors: Jim Toole, Mary Carmen Easterwood
    • Date: Aug 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health insurance
  • Calibrating Risk Score Model with Partial Credibility
    Calibrating Risk Score Model with Partial Credibility This article describes a method that can be useful when re-fitting a risk score model to a population of only moderate size. Learn how to use ...

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    • Authors: Sheamus Parkes, Bradley Armstrong
    • Date: Jul 2015
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Bayesian methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Predictive Analytics
  • Who Is to Blame for Cost Increases?
    Who Is to Blame for Cost Increases? Who Is to Blame for Cost Increases? by Dinkar Koppikar from Health Section News, October 2004, Issue No. 48. Behavioral economics;Funding policy;Health care ...

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    • Authors: Dinkar B Koppikar
    • Date: Oct 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • SOA Embarks on SeveralPandemic-Related Initiatives
    SOA Embarks on SeveralPandemic-Related Initiatives This article briefly describes the pandemic-related initiatives the SOA undertook in 2006. From Health Watch Newsletter, May 2006, Issue No. 52.

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    • Authors: Steven Siegel
    • Date: May 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • Employer-Sponsored Insurance Under the ACA: Impacts from the Cadillac Plan Excise Tax
    Employer-Sponsored Insurance Under the ACA: Impacts from the Cadillac Plan Excise Tax This article provides an overview of the key provisions and impacts of the Affordable Care Act's ...

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    • Authors: Paul R Houchens
    • Date: Jan 2016
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: In The Public Interest
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Public Policy; Public Policy
  • Calibrating Risk Score Model with Partial Credibility
    Calibrating Risk Score Model with Partial Credibility by Shea Parkes and Brad Armstrong Learn how to use concepts like ridge regression to train a model with partial credibility. Predictive ...
    • Authors: Sheamus Parkes, Brad Armstrong
    • Date: Oct 2015
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Expanding Horizons
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Bayesian methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods; Predictive Analytics
  • Give Me Some Credibility: Addressing the Challenge of Volatility in Value-Based Contracts—Part 2
    Give Me Some Credibility: Addressing the Challenge of Volatility in Value-Based Contracts—Part 2 Discover the key components of value-based care (VBC) contracts and their impact on provider ...

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    • Authors: Maria Knox, James Pisko, Keith Passwater
    • Date: May 2023
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Results-Oriented Solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Predictive Analytics; Health & Disability>Provider networks; Health & Disability>Provider risk; Predictive Analytics>Modeling techniques
  • Inside the Medical Information Bureau
    Inside the Medical Information Bureau Panelists discuss the history of this 75-year-old Medical Information Bureau MIB, its very active and data-rich source of medical information, and the ...

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    • Authors: John R Avery, John Luff, Stacy Gill, John Detwiler
    • Date: Jun 1998
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Health & Disability>Disability insurance; Health & Disability>Health care; Life Insurance