Description: Read the June 2018 issue of Health Watch, published by the Health Section. Practical information for actuaries, articles impact sections, section activities.

Description: Announcement that the report of the Self-Insurance Task Force, a Health Section Strategic Initiative, has been released.

Description: Joe Wurzburger, Staff Fellow at the SOA, shares his views and insights about the health care industry in general and the Health Section's role in particular.

Description: Interview with Paul Ginsburg, president of the Center for Studying Health System Change.

Description: Establishing negotiating targets and network configurations in a new market Issue No. 36

Description: Remain a competitor in health insurance with value, knowing the competition, and using external experts Issue No. 37.

Description: This is an article about the rising costs of health care and what it means for student health care plans. Health Section News, Issue 46

Description: This article is a recap of the study conducted by Milliman surveying 20 small group carriers on their renewal methods. The article covers: study methods, study results, analysis on carrier data, and competitive simulations. From Health Section News, August 2005, Issue No. 50.

Description: The big event of 2023 is the launch of multiple Humira biosimilars, which began in January with the arrival of Amgen’s Amjevita on the market. The launch of Amjevita kicks off the process of changing the specialty drug marketplace in the United States. The expectation of the full impact of this big event is very hopeful, but there is still uncertainty several months after its beginning. Humira is the highest-selling drug in the world and has been since 2013 (Figure 1)—except for when COVID-19 projects temporarily surpassed it. The world is eagerly awaiting the launch of multiple biosimilar drugs to compete with Humira and hopefully bring more competitive pricing to the benefit of payers and patients everywhere.

Description: Joe Wurzburger, Staff Fellow at the SOA, shares his views and insights about the health care industry in general and the Health Section's role in particular.