Description: A discussion by several experts of reform activity at the state level will be included. What can be learned from reforms to date? What is likely to happen in the near term? From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3b.

Description: Our three panelists represent a cross section of the health-care industry. The topics they will each discuss will include a range of broad to specific types of health-care innovation, and they will describe the process of showing value related to the innovation discussed. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 22, No. 2.

Description: Presented at June 1996 Spring Meeting. In this discussion, representatives from DI companies discuss their philosophies, new products, acceptance in the marketplace and future plans.

Description: The panel at this session of the SOA 1997 Palm Desert Spring Meeting addresses possible strategies to identify and control factors causing medical inflation.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1997 Palm Desert Spring Meeting identify various issues that would affect a company's decision to enter the market for insurance for the terminally ill.

Description: In session 9 PD of the Palm Desert Spring Meeting a panel of dental insurance companies discuss their approaches for paying dental claims and the reasons supporting their strategies for the dental product designs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 1.

Description: Panelists define the various provider-centered managed-health-care entities and discuss the differences among them. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: In session 76 PD of the Maui II Spring Meeting the panel discusses the exodus of many carriers from marketing both life and health products in favor of life, AD&D, and LTC products. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 1.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1998 Maui II Spring Meeting discuss the impact point-of-service [POS] plans have had on both HMOs and on indemnity carriers. Different types of POS plans and the problems presented by primary care gatekeepers are discussed.

Description: Panelists discuss different aspects of self-selection among Medicare options. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.