Description: This 1991 panel discussion is about mid-size and large group medical issues, including: 1. Managing the underwriting cycle, 2. Effectively managing the risk, 3. Controlling medical costs, 4. Financial arrangements offered to control or shift risk [i.e., Administrative Services Only [ASO] and minimum premium contracts], and 5. The effect of the Resource-Based Relative Value Schedule [RBRVS] on provider fees and plan costs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 4A.

Description: This session discussion is about the characteristics common in HMOs concentrating on the small employer market, Preferred Provider Organizations marketed to small employers, items requiring special attention when marketing Alternate Delivery Systems to small employers, alternate delivery options in an integrated multiple options package. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 12, No. 1.

Description: This 1992 panel discussion is about regulations proposed or adopted by the NAIC, the Health Insurance Association of America [HIAA], and states to regulate small group underwriting and rate guidelines. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 1A.