Description: MSAs, HRAs HSAs—what are they? This session 34 PD of the 2004 Valuation Actuary Symposium compares and contrasts consumer-driven health plans pre- and post-enactment of the new Medicare legislation. The issues involved in these plans are discussed from a managed-care company, employer and consumer perspective.

Description: Learn how medical coding, claims, data-sourcing and more are relevant to actuarial work in the health care field when you sign up for this SOA e-course.

Description: In session 120 PD of the Las Vegas Spring Meeting panelists discuss new developments and strategies related to provider contracting. What changes in the risk-sharing arrangements are occurring? What contracting methodologies have been successful and what ones have not? From Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 1.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Las Vegas, NV May 22-24, 2000. Traditional methods of managing medical costs that were effective in the past might no longer be worth the same level of investment. This session addresses new strategies that are being developed for tomorrow.

Description: This session is about the successful HMO, A dynamic employer coalition, An emerging dental PPO and An industry-sponsored wellness at the worksite program.

Description: This session discussion is about the trends and proliferation, the impact, the horizon, genetic research, considerations for containing utilization of various procedures and technology. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 3.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 3-5 in Colorado Springs. The panelists discuss the potential impacts of recent and prospective legislation on flexible benefit programs, pricing and underwriting considerations in a flexible benefit environment, managed care and flexible benefits, and meeting the challenges that confront employers with flexible benefit programs. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 3A.

Description: NAIC Health Update by Rowen B. Bell from Health Section News, June 2002, Issue No. 46.

Description: The problems in providing employee benefits, particularly in the health care area, are exceedingly challenging at the present time. This presentation discusses employee benefit plans from the employer's perspective. The panelists consist of employers from the public, private and union sectors. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 4B.

Description: In this session 2PD of the 2004 Valuation Actuary Symposium panelists share their perspectives on valuation-actuary-related issues, including the hot issues from a regulatory concern.