Description: This paper presents a procedure for analyzing the factors that affect federal Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance costs in the U.S. This procedure shows that the tripling of the program costs during the last 30 years resulted from increases in the number of beneficiaries as opposed to increases in the number of covered workers. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1986, Vol. 38.

Description: This presentation is a report on Medicare current to 1965. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1965, Vol. 17, Pt. 1, No. 48.

Description: This is a panel discussion about social insurance programs for health care in Canada and the United States and new developments in benefits and costs of the programs.

Description: These are three papers- - Government Pension Plans in Canada - This paper reviews the initial Act from 1952 which was a flat benefit plan and the impending changes to the program to incorporate a contributory earnings-related pension plan. - Current Status of Medicare Proposals - This report provides an update of the dozens of bills pending on the issue. - Relationship of Actuaries and Certified Public Accountants - This paper presents the issues facing insurance companies and accountants where their accounting practices are at variance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1964, Vol. 16, No. 45.

Description: Discussion of social security systems in the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean.

Description: Discussion of the implications of the newly unveiled health care reform proposal by Senator Baucus. Key issues include abandonment of the CLASS Act, inclusion of LTC in cafeteria plans, funding and tax concerns, individual mandate, privacy concerns, play-or-pay employer mandate, impact on Medicare and Medicaid, and gridlock in the legislative finalization process.

Description: A discussion of fraud and abuse in the Medicare payment system, and steps to address these problems.

Description: Description of French long term care claim evaluation system

Description: What you need to know about risk scores to be competitive in the Medicare Advantage market.

Description: Analysis of data from three Medicaid managed care plans examines enrollment and cost trends for newly eligible enrollees under the ACA's Medicaid expansion.