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Bariatric Surgery Holds Promise for Patients and for Payors
Health estimate approxi- mately one-third of the U.S. adult population is now obese, with a body mass ... kilograms divided by height in meters squared. From 2000 to 2005 alone, the obesity rate increased by 24 ...- Authors: John Dawson, Pierre-Yves Cremieux, Arindam Ghosh
- Date: Jan 2011
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining
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Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs
rapid growth rate of per capita health costs in the U.S. has been a sore spot in economic forecasts for nearly ... organizations (HMOs) to today’s latest products, U.S. health policy has evolved and, as a key driving ...- Authors: Fritz Busch, Barbara Collier, Jason Karcher , Steven Phillips
- Date: Mar 2019
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
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Navigating New Horizons…Dawn E. Helwig, FSA, MAAA
will they get to 0 before it stops falling?” Mortality, too, is an important rate about which lit- tle ... elderly and/or impaired. But no one has done a mortality table for either active or impaired LTC policyholders—certainly ...- Authors: Mary Kindel Van der Heijde
- Date: May 2009
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data>Long-term care - Experience Studies & Data; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Long-term Care>Public financing - Long-term Care
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Modeling Anti-selective Lapse and Optimal Pricing in Individual and Small Group Health Insurance
conditions that if =M, then L =1/2 and vice versa. S is an “s”-shaped monotonically increasing function with ... if z=1. A special case for S is a step function with S(z)=0 if z <1, S(z) =1 if z >1 and if z=1 (Figure ...- Authors: D Wei
- Date: Feb 2010
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
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Pharmacoeconomics: Why ShouldActuaries Care?
Medicare population mix. These costs are presented in Table 1. PHARMACOECONOMICS: WHY SHOULD ACTUARIES CARE ... 3-Month Period Using Mean Ulcer Rates Ketoprofen Table 1 Estimated Current Cost of OA Drugs for Medicare ...- Authors: Jill Van Den Bos
- Date: Oct 2002
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics
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Getting Actuaries More Engaged in Population Health
Getting Actuaries More Engaged in Population Health Introduction to population health, a collaborative ... actuaries the opportunity to have a “seat at the table” when the programs are designed, and give actuaries ...- Authors: Robert D Lieberthal
- Date: Jan 2011
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Public Policy; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
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Medicaid Risk-Based Managed Care Financial Results: A Decade in Review
Medicaid Risk-Based Managed Care Financial Results: A Decade in Review This article ... medicaid-managed-report.pdf. 4 Total Medicaid Enrollment, Table 1B: Medicaid and CHIP: March 2017 Monthly Applications ...- Authors: Jeremy Palmer
- Date: Oct 2017
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Practice expertise
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting