Description: This session discussion is about hospital strategies in delivering and financing care, physician reaction to current market, physician strategies in delivering and financing care, and provider reaction to managed care programs. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1987 Vol. 13, No. 1.

Description: Panelists discuss the methods HMOs employ to measure their providers' quality of care, outcomes, compliance with best practice guidelines, and cost control. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: Presented at June 1996 Spring Meeting. This discussion looks at redirecting the traditional role of the actuary into new areas such as working with doctors to deal with medical management issues, dealing and negotiating with providers and how to help the company develop a provider payment strategy. Employers negotiating directly with providers is also discussed.