Description: This panel discussion session focuses on innovative health insurance plan design. Items discussed include programs that change behavior, eliminating coverage for items that are not medically necessary, and the Voluntary Cost Containment Program of the Health Insurance Association. Record of the SOA, Vol. 5 No. 3

Description: This panel discussion occurred at the SOA's 1980 June Meeting in San Diego and covered National Health Insurance. It addressed Canadian exprience and related it to potential U.S. National Health Care. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 6, No. 3.

Description: This session discussion is about hospital strategies in delivering and financing care, physician reaction to current market, physician strategies in delivering and financing care, and provider reaction to managed care programs. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1987 Vol. 13, No. 1.

Description: This session discussion is about employer mandates, state regulations [retirement communities & HMOs, NAIC rate regulation exposure draft ], relations with regulators and relations with health care providers. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3A.

Description: This presentation from Session 86PD of the SOA 1996 Colorado Springs Meeting is about disease management. The panelists address the following questions: What is disease management? Who is leading the disease management effort and what are the objectives? From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 22, No. 2.

Description: Attendees learn about the Patient's Bill of Rights, pressures on managed care programs and the strategies being used to address the changing dynamics of the managed care environments. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 116

Description: CMS provides a significant and growing amount of information that can be leveraged by actuaries. Between the public use and research files CMS makes publicly available, large amounts of information that can be assimilated to help understand the who, what, when, where and how of Medicare. With the CMS allowance of supplemental benefits to address SDOH, adding SDOH data into your data landscape is critical to better understand your members' cost drivers. The presenters will focus on the depth and breadth of data available, summarize any restrictions on the use of the data, and identify areas where access to the new data can provide more meaningful insights.

Description: This session discusses defined-contribution plans as a method for employers to manage costs. Panelists discuss product designs and strategies as well as the impact on the health insurance market and third party administration business. Included is a discussion on e-health insurance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 59

Description: Panelists discuss the various kinds of prevalent large medical claims and emerging trends. Panelists also discuss early identification of potential large claims, predictive modeling, claim management alternatives and transplant management. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 94

Description: This teaching session provides a summary of publicly and privately available data and information sources for health actuaries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 123