Description: The author suggests that the actuarial profession is a gold standard for other professions and that getting the next generation of actuaries involved early seems critical to ensuring the actuarial profession retains the title of the 'best job in America' for years to come. From The Actuary, February 2012, Volume 9, Issue 1.

Description: The Health Section Research Team is pleased to make available the following research study and Excel model that provide a framework for estimating the financial impact of health plan provider network risk. The research was conducted by the Denver office of Milliman, Inc. The Excel workbook allows the user to assess cost implications of aspects of network risk under various assumptions. The assumptions in the workbook can be altered by the user and be applied to test a range of scenarios.

Description: The Health Section Research Team is pleased to make available the following research study and Excel model that provide a framework for estimating the financial impact of health plan provider network risk. The Excel workbook allows the user to assess cost implications of aspects of network risk under various assumptions.

Description: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the predictive accuracy of the commercially available claims-based risk assessment tools under different sets of conditions and with different sets of available information.

Description: Full version of Health Watch News, Issue No. 57, January 2008.

Description: This article discusses some of the most important considerations in implementing risk adjustment within a Medicaid Managed Care program. From Health Watch, January 2008, No. 57.

Description: Full version of Health Watch News, Issue No. 56, September 2007.

Description: The editor of HealthWatch addresses the readership on actuarial best practices and purpose of ASOPs. Issue No 60

Description: Former co-editor looks back on his work, offering thanks and vote of confidence in his successor.

Description: This article is a recap of the study conducted by Milliman surveying 20 small group carriers on their renewal methods. The article covers: study methods, study results, analysis on carrier data, and competitive simulations. From Health Section News, August 2005, Issue No. 50.