Description: Research report measuring the annual frequency of medical errors in the United States and the total measurable cost to the United States economy of these errors.

Description: This is an article that highlights recommended reading by the Health Practice area communications committee. The readings cover a broad subject matter from risk assessment, medical technology to uninsured.

Description: Using data from the Health & Retirement Study [HRS], a two-part medical claim prediction model is estimated for a cohort of survey respondents approaching Medicare-eligibility age. A High Deductible Health Plan [HDHP] with a companion Health Savings Account [HSA] is applied to simulated claims streams to model the build-up of HSA assets over the near-retirement years. Results show that the HSA is a grossly inadequate savings vehicle to provide for retiree medical care expenses at age 65. Moreover, HSA adequacy worsens exponentially with diminishing health status. Based on this simulation, it is apparent that Baby Boomers cannot adequately provide for the costs of medical care in retirement using HSAs exclusively.

Description: These reports cover two Canadian topics. First is a summary of the Carter Commission Report that proposes a radically different tax system. Second is a report on the status of government involvement in health care.

Description: 1990 Valuation Actuary Symposium Proceedings that is a panel discussion on AIDS and the valuation actuary. In addition, the panel will discuss the cost of treating HIV infection at Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

Description: This paper explores how health care complexity challenges us to expand our repertoire of actuarial methods—and even recast our trend driver paradigm—in order to do our jobs better and maintain our credibility.

Description: This is a case study on group health from the spring 2012 exam of the Society of Actuaries.

Description: The problems in providing employee benefits, particularly in the health care area, are exceedingly challenging at the present time. This presentation discusses employee benefit plans from the employer's perspective. The panelists consist of employers from the public, private and union sectors. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 4B.

Description: This session 110IF of the Las Vegas Spring Meeting updates the changes in the health insurance industry due to recent mergers, acquisitions, and demutualizations. What has the impact of this consolidation been on health products? What is the outlook for continued future consolidations in the health insurance industry? From Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No 1.

Description: Panel discussion about the impact of wellness programs on medical plan experience, health status pricing trends, legal implications and future developments. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 1.