Description: This article discusses what actuaries see as ideal components of a health care reform package with an emphasis on cost control, efficiency, elimination of fraud and reduction of errors.

Description: Feature article from the January 2010 issue of In The Public Interest newsletter discussing reform of the U.S. health care system.

Description: This 1991 panel discussion is about delivering adequate universal health coverage. The panelists discuss the Canadian national health care system, Oregon's plan to seek a Medicaid waiver to implement a new format within which health care will be reimbursed, and the American Medical Association's [AMA's] Health Access America reform proposal. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 4A.

Description: This article discusses health care reform in Kentucky. In 1994, Kentucky implemented health care reform measures inspired by the unsuccessful attempt at national health care reform in the Health Security Act of 1993. The measures adopted in Kentucky are described by the author as 'a textbook case of how not to engage in health care reform.' From: The Actuary, April 2000 – volume 34 - Issue 4.

Description: Essay stating Americans need to invent, implement, and evaluate sustainable health care policies, divert cash-flow streams away from projects which feed the beast and focus on projects and policies which enhance value. It will require a combination of thoughtful, coordinated policies and a change in our cultural expectations of infinite resources and unlimited choice.

Description: Rhode Island’s unique “global Medicaid waiver” pursues a potentially dangerous national policy trend: long-term care LTC rebalancing without strong eligibility controls. Resulting cost overruns could seriously damage the state’s social safety net. To maximize the global waiver’s opportunity, minimize its danger, and become a LTC financing model for the country, policy makers need to recognize the issues discussed in this report and pursue the recommended additional research and analysis.

Description: This session will recap the history of the involvement of the actuarial profession in the debates on health care reform. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: In this session actuarial and benefit design issues of various health care reform proposals will be identified. An update on task force activities will be presented. The relative richness of benefits will be discussed. Key benefit components such as mental illness coverages will be featured. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 20, No. 3A.

Description: The healthcare industry is in the middle of extraordinary times. This article outlines the many forces driving this transformation, as well as various obstacles. This has both personal and business implications to health actuaries.

Description: Two nonactuarial experts representing opposing health care reform solutions present their alternative views. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 20, No. 3A.