Description: Key findings from a market research study which the SOA undertook as part of their strategic initiative: Untapped Opportunities for Actuaries in Health.

Description: May 2011 Issue of the Health Watch newsletter.

Description: This article discusses Accountable Care Organizations, how they work, managing risks and their expectations to bend the cost curve.

Description: This article is intended to present a high-level review of a recently concluded research project (Mehmud & Yi, 2012) with the same title.

Description: May 2013 issue of the Health Watch newsletter

Description: Corporate Economist for Humana describes the process of relating the macroeconomy to trends in health care claims. Rather than omit the economy's influence, or ascribing it to another source, forecast accuracy is improved by explicitly incorporating macro trends after actuarial components are removed. Success in this endeavor depends on deep knowledge and experience with both econometric forecasting and the health care industry.

Description: This article relates to health insurance actuarial reserves. The article outlines how reserving methods that have been used for many years can be reinvigorated with modern technology. In the end the new methods could help actuaries meet the challenging demands of today.

Description: Health Watch May 2015, Issue 78

Description: Article from the chairperson.

Description: Read the June 2017 issue of Health Watch, published by the Health Section. Practical information for actuaries, articles impact sections, section activities.