Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1997 Palm Desert Spring Meeting give an update on legislative activity with respect to Medical Savings Accoutns [MSA], the MSA marketplace, and an overview of two mongraphs on the subject sponsored by the American Academy of Actuaries.

Description: This presentation on the subject of Defined-Contribution Health Plans, covers reasons to move to a DC health plan, advantages and disadvantages, comparison to DC retirement plans, plan designs, pricing, risk considerations, and the regulatory and tax environment. 2001 SOA Annual Meeting, New Orleans.