Description: This session discussed A successful HMO An emerging PPO A dynamic employer coalition An industry-sponsored wellness at the worksite program. Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 2 at Salt Lake City

Description: This discussion at the SOA 1966 Annual Meeting is about various aspects of group life and health insurance including disclosure forms, interest rates, group life maximums, disability insurance, and Medicare.

Description: This discussion at the SOA 1967 Annual Meeting covers three topics. First is the Carter Commission Report that recommends radical changes to the Canadian tax system. Second is a report on U.S. federal government activities in the health market. Third is an update on variable annuities.

Description: This article was presented at the Spring 1975 Meeting in Los Angeles. discussion of the actuarial techniques required to combat the impact of inflation on both Group Life and Health insurance, including possible increases in premium rates and how to communicate these to clients.

Description: Telehealth enables the delivery of health care services to patients that are not in the same location as providers. Over the past decade, telehealth has been used increasingly to complement face-to-face patient encounters, and is particularly important to addressing health care needs in rural areas. Recent regulatory catalysts, particularly in the Medicare Advantage program, have served to elevate the visibility and importance of telehealth in the overall health care delivery system. Starting in 2020, Medicare Advantage plans can offer any clinically appropriate physician services through telehealth as part of the standard Medicare benefit. Network adequacy standards can also be met via telehealth providers under certain programs. This presentation will cover the basics of what constitutes telehealth, and provide tangible demonstrations of telehealth technology (simulating variations mediums through which services are delivered). We will cover the what, the why, and the where (anywhere) of telehealth in 2020.

Description: Panelists in session 157 PD of the New Orleans Annual Meeting discuss new developments related to provider contracting and the impact of these new strategies from the providers' perspective. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 157PD.

Description: At the beginning of 1999, a new model regulation is expected to be approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and will regulate risk-based capital for managed care organizations. Panelists describe the regulation and offer insights into the why, wherefore, and whereto. They consider the potential impact of the new regulation on the current life insurance company risk-based capital regulation that governs traditional health carriers.

Description: The number of uninsured people in the United States has grown to over 40 million. Many possible solutions have been considered at both the federal and state levels to help alleviate the size and growth of the uninsured population. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 73PD of the New Orleans Annual Meeting.

Description: This is a transcript of a 1982 meeting of the Health Section. Includes presentation and discussion of three papers: a. Cumulative Anti-selection Theory by William F. Bluhm b. Regulatory Monitoring of Individual Health Insurance Policy Experience by John B. Cummings c. Medical Care and Services in Canada by Frank G. Reynolds From Record Vol. 8, No. 4

Description: In this session 153 PD of the New York Annual Meeting panelists look at the actuarial background, financial implications, underwriting, and solvency issues posed by various newsworthy items. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.