Description: Article describes how Medicare Medical Savings Plans work and why they would be attractive option for insurance companies.

Description: Social Insurance & Public Finance Section council members provide a recap of sessions from the 2021 SOA Health Meeting, with a focus on sessions covering Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, and public policy. The authors include a description of SIPF Section-sponsored sections, including a session on the ACA and a session on CMS's Direct Contracting Model.

Description: Panelists discuss different aspects of self-selection among Medicare options. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: The moderator will review senior health products: Medicare supplement, Medicare risk, hospital indemnity policy HIP, cancer, accidental death AD, and employer continuance. Discussion will include product design, pricing, administration, regulation, and marketing. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: The American Academy of Actuaries is engaged in several projects that proactively examine the future status of the Medicare Program. This session presents the findings that have resulted from these efforts. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: Panel discusses the effects of reduced payment levels to many Medicare managed care organizations. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: This article makes organizations entering the MA market aware of the star rating climate, as well as short- and long-term star rating & revenue considerations.

Description: The article explores how deeply the Affordable Care Act reduced the Medicare Advantage benchmark payment rates and quantifies how much of that reduction Medicare Advantage Organizations earned back through quality bonuses.

Description: This article examines the concept of Actuarial Value, especially as it applies to the Medicare plan of benefits. It discusses the cost-sharing responsibility of Medicare beneficiaries and the means by which they mitigate this risk.

Description: Republicans have promised to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act for years. Now that they have power, what will Republican health care reform look like?