Description: This presentation from Session 99PD of the SOA 1999 Seattle Spring Meeting is about the data sources and advice used by the Health Care Financing Administration in choosing the assumptions used for projecting Medicare costs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: Panelists discuss several factors impacting the pricing and design of health products. Topics include the recession, managed care, defined-contribution plans, employer perspective and provider pricing power. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 81

Description: Panelists cover recent developments and future possibilities for employer-sponsored retiree medical plan design including defined contribution health plans. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 40

Description: Panelists discuss what they are seeing in today's market in respect to HMO group products offered to employers alongside their individual Medicare product. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: In this session, panelists present their views on the future of managed care in light of the current environment. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 118

Description: The panelists in this session discuss recent developments impacting the actuarial valuation of retiree health benefits. Topics include Medicare prescription drug reform, FAS 106, and proposed GASB statements. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 1, Session 19

Description: In 2003, the Society of Actuaries' Board of Governors approved a redesign of the education and examination system. Since that time, considerable progress has been made with regard to implementation. This presentation from Session 84 of the SOA May 2004 Anaheim Spring Meeting gives the attendees a review of the proposal, progress made to date, and implications for actuarial education and training programs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 1.

Description: At this session of the SOA 2004 Annual Meeting, the authors of a text on mergers and acquisitions each discuss their contribution to the book, which covers all aspects of an acquisition.

Description: Presented at May 2000 Spring Meeting. Examines benefit plan design dynamics, including FAS 106 impacts, involved in Medicare retiree plans by discussing some typical examples.

Description: The panel offers a summary of the Medicare Modernization Act signed into law in 2003, which implemented sweeping changes to the Medicare program. Topics include Medicare Advantage, the impact on Medicare Supplement, Part D, and the impact on retiree health plans. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 3, Session 127