Description: This session discussion is an overview of issues and recent developments: alternative delivery systems, managed care, utilization review, traditional group insurance, actuarial issues of AIDS, Medicare and retiree medical benefits, COBRA, the uninsured etc., HMO solvency, and long-term care. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1988 Vol. 14, No. 1.

Description: This session discussion gives an update on topics of concern including AIDS, Organ transplants/mechanical implants, and medical breakthroughs and technology. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1987 Vol. 13, No. 1.

Description: Physician performance is key to minimizing the cost of health care and providing health care benefits. Measuring and managing physician performance may be the factor that determines who survives in the next century. This presentation from Session 70PD of the SOA 1996 Colorado Springs Meeting is about profiling and managing physician performance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 22, No. 2.

Description: This is a teaching session discussing periodic health examination and executive health profiling. From Record of the SOA 1976 Vol. 2 No. 4

Description: Presented at April 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about the techniques for understanding and analyzing trends in medical care, including: utilization and cost components, analysis of cyclical behavior, use of econometric models, and aggregate trend vs. employer-specific needs.

Description: This session discussion is about Aids and pricing, underwriting, contract limits, claim reserves, current experience, modeling, and future outlook. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1988 Vol. 14, No. 1.

Description: This session discussion is about development of medical cost estimates, differences between indemnity and HMO techniques, relationship of premiums and capitations, HMO organizational structures, experience rating, community rating and community rating by class. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1987 Vol. 13, No. 1.

Description: The session covers strategies and products health plans are developing to address consumer choice. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 121

Description: The discussion covers the implications of the current research of the Human Genome Project and explores the impact on public health. The presentation addresses how the research affects the life insurance industry. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 2, Session 4

Description: This session provides updates on pharmacy topics, including anticipating drug cost and utilization trend, developments in benefit design, specialty pharmacy, the pharmaceutical manufacturer perspective on drug costs and the evolution of pharmacy benefit managers. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 1, Session 96