Description: This teaching session explores how variability in charges and costs can be measured so direct comparisons between institutions can be developed and how information can be used to develop reasonable reimbursement levels. Topics include creating & using outpatient hospital fee schedules, using relative value fee schedules to benchmark costs to aid in medical management and hospital tiering. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 48

Description: Panelists in session 157 PD of the New Orleans Annual Meeting discuss new developments related to provider contracting and the impact of these new strategies from the providers' perspective. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 157PD.