Description: Editor of the newsletter addresses the readership and talks about the U.S. health care policy and the interactive software tool CHAT, a different approach to benefit design involving trade-offs. Issue No 59

Description: Article presents a summary of the AAA's Health Practice Council Activities including input for PPACA and various work groups.

Description: Regular section chair article

Description: Discussion of Alternative or Integrative Care - Fundamental themes, market demand, recent activity, developing an alternative care program, pricing benefits Issue No. 34.

Description: This article reviews underwriting and why it has remained unchanged for 50 years. The unhealthy lifestyles of Americans are examined. From Health Watch Newsletter, May 2006, Issue No. 52.

Description: Ian Duncan argues that there is no crisis in American health care.

Description: This article focuses on the capitation rate development methodology for the Medicare-Medicaid Financial Alignment Demonstration. It also describes the background behind the establishment of the initiative and how it will be evaluated.

Description: This article begins with a comparison of the commercial risk adjuster to the exisiting Medicare model, and goes on to discuss why the existing strategies employed by health plans will not work in a risk adjusted environment. The article elaborates on the importance of diagnosis coding, controlling member mix, and care management in order to mitigate risks and gain from newly created opportunities.

Description: Recap of Health Section's 2014 events and member survey.

Description: Highlights of health related articles from the North American Actuarial Journal. A paper on health care reform and efficiency is published in a recent issue of the NAAJ.