Description: This session discussion is about what's happening in the USA and the rest of the world, what does it cost and who pays, changes in Britain, and what are we going to do. Includes a discussion on the Masschusetts system and the Kennedy bill. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1989 Vol. 15, No. 1.

Description: The February/March 2016 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: Social Insurance & Public Finance Section council members provide a recap of sessions from the 2021 SOA Health Meeting, with a focus on sessions covering Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, and public policy. The authors include a description of SIPF Section-sponsored sections, including a session on the ACA and a session on CMS's Direct Contracting Model.

Description: This session discussion is about two proposals for health-care reform will be presented, one from the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association and one from the Council for Affordable Health Care. These dramatically different proposals will be compared and open for critique. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 4A.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting presents the research project initiated by the SOA on public financial guarantee programs - PFGPs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: At the beginning of this year, Representative Dave Camp (R-MI) retired from the House of Representatives after 12 terms, the last two terms serving as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means. Chairman Camp has played a central role in the national conversation on tax reform, primarily through a series of discussion drafts addressing international tax reform, financial products tax reform, small business tax reform and, most recently, a comprehensive tax reform discussion draft that we explored in a special edition of TAXING TIMES last fall. Kristin Norberg, TAXING TIMES editor, recently sat down with Chairman Camp to talk about his career in the House, the development of the Tax Reform Act of 2014, and some of its potential impacts on the insurance industry.

Description: We explore copay accumulators, copay maximizers, and various programs available in the commercial market. We discuss health plan, member, PBM, and pharmaceutical manufacturer implications, in the commercial market itself and other markets.

Description: This two part session will review some examples of public and population health initiatives and their economic and business case. It will also talk about the work of the SOA's Public Health Task force and how actuaries can get involved in their communities. We will also provide an update on Social Security

Description: An overview of reinsurance training class provided to the Bermuda Monetary Authority (Authority) and Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (Central Bank) covering all aspects of reinsurance. Article also provides an overview of initiatives that the two regulators (Authority and Central Bank) are involved with.

Description: A Mexican actuary discusses his career, the challenges of different insurance markets in different cultures, the value of sharing knowledge across countries and across professions, and the latest public policy regarding solvency models.