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To Err is Human, To Estimate is Actuarial
To Err is Human, To Estimate is Actuarial Realizing the impact of medical errors on ... Actuarial Realizing the impact of medical errors on the U.S. health care system, the Health Section commissioned ...- Authors: Steven Siegel
- Date: Sep 2010
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining
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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