Description: The panel examines the forces underlying health plans and health carriers profit performance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 39

Description: This SOA report describes the components of margin for calculating capitation rates in a Medicaid context along with practical issues that MCOs may face.

Description: This session making health care more affordable through health care reform, changes to tax policy, and managed care. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 4B.

Description: Medical insurance today is more like pre-paid medical payments. Medical insurance should be bought for protection, but rarely used, like auto insurance.

Description: Since health care reform has made accountable care organizations a hot topic, an SOA workgroup is addressing relevant questions, including provider risk under various ACO models, limitations of the Medicare model for motivating change in the health care delivery system, strategic priorities, attribution of members, meaurement, and the roles actuaries can play.

Description: Considerations in the applications of Predictive Modeling for health care management. Issue No. 47.

Description: The editorial shares observations and lessons learned from the process of implementing the Affordable Care Act.

Description: Panelists provide an update on recent events in consumer-driven health care, including the regulatory environment, results versus expectations and the implications for the overall group health marketplace. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3, Session 62

Description: This session discusses rising health care costs and availability of coverage. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1982, Volume 8, No. 1.

Description: This session features a moderated discussion between medical professionals who are experts in long-term care. The presenters are outside the LTC insurance industry altogether, which will ensure that attendees receive a truly external perspective.