Description: This abstract describes a paper that details the fundamental assumptions of the risk adjustment tool proposed for use in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in January 2014 and the potential biases that could accompany its introduction.

Description: This is an abstract article about the Bayesian two-part model by Margie Rosenburg. ARCH 2008, Issue 1.

Description: This abstract describes a presentation in which the use of the propensity score in health care studies can minimize biases stemming from non-random treatment assignment and lead to appropriate conclusions on the effect of the intervention.

Description: This is the abstract for the paper on a decision-tree approach for a comprehensive cost comparison of newborn screening strategies.

Description: This is the abstract of a paper that presents a Bayesian model for analyzing time-dependent data. The model allows for the possibility of a shift in the level and/or a shift in the variance of the process at all time points. An example of simulated data will be shown as well as the results of four macroeconomic time series data: inflation, interest, unemployment, and wage. The fitted data of the model is compared against the actual through the use of prediction intervals and the creation of a new measure, called the 'modified Akaike Information Criterion'.

Description: This abstract describes a paper that introduces KDBINTMTM (Knowing, Doing, Being, Inspiring, and Networking), the framework in how it is being defined, and a plan to measure success for actuarial programs.

Description: Mortality rates for a local community are desired in conjunction with the calculation of health-adjusted life expectancy HALE, an indicator of population health.

Description: Abstract of a presentation from Actuarial Research Clearing House 2012

Description: This abstract describes a paper that introduces Technology enhanced learning tools that are available and how they will be used in classrooms and beyond