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  • The Real Costs of Behavioral Health-Care Benefits
    The Real Costs of Behavioral Health-Care Benefits This session summarizes recent trends in behavioral ... pros and cons of parity, the impact of mandated benefits on near-term medical costs and methods to effectively ...

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    • Authors: Stephen P Melek, Paul J Floyd, Marc Lambright, Ted Wirecki
    • Date: May 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • The Costs of Mental HealthParity
    The Costs of Mental HealthParity This article examines the costs of mental health parity, presents the ... the primary drivers of cost increases from legislation and shows evidence the initial cost projections ...

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    • Authors: Stephen P Melek
    • Date: Mar 2005
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • The Bottom Line on BehavioralHealth Care Costs
    The Bottom Line on BehavioralHealth Care Costs This article reviews the cost of behavioral health care ... care and looks at how the involvement of Primary Care Physicians leads to a less efficient and effective ...

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    • Authors: Stephen P Melek
    • Date: Mar 2005
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • The Need for Coordinated Care for Depression, and the Need for Creative Innovation
    The Need for Coordinated Care for Depression, and the Need for Creative Innovation Employer and payers ... payers need to actively seek change in the system of mental health care deliveryoperational, clinical, and ...

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    • Authors: Stephen P Melek
    • Date: Jun 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Compliance; Experience Studies & Data>Disability; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health risks
  • Medical Cost Offset and Behavioral Health Care
    Offset and Behavioral Health Care The medical and behavioral health care provider communities have long ... behavioral health care reduces medical costs. This presentation from Session 85PD of the SOA 1996 Colorado ...

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    • Authors: Stephen P Melek
    • Date: Jun 1996
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • Mental Health Insurance Parity
    efforts at parity in the area of mental health insurance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol ... plans;Health care costs;Health care quality;Health insurance;Hospitalization;Managed care;Policyholder ...

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    • Authors: Stephen P Melek
    • Date: Jun 1998
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health insurance
  • Abstract: The Need for Coordinated Care for Depression,and the Need for Creative Innovation
    Abstract: The Need for Coordinated Care for Depression,and the Need for Creative Innovation This is the abstract ... abstract for the paper, The Need for Coordinated Care for Depression, and the Need for Creative Innovation ...

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    • Authors: Stephen P Melek
    • Date: Jun 2005
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health risks
  • Implementing Parity: Investing in Behavioral Health – Part 2
    Health – Part 2 Part 1 of a 2-part series exploring implementation issues for the Mental Health Parity ... Addiction Equity Act of 2008 MHPAEA. Part 2 addresses the new enforcement safe harbor, how the regulations ...

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    • Authors: Stephen P Melek
    • Date: Sep 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Public Policy
  • Implementing Parity: Investing in Behavioral Health—Part 1
    Health—Part 1 Part one of a two part series explores implementation issues for the Mental Health Parity ... Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 MHPAEA. Group health plans; 9539 5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Stephen P Melek
    • Date: May 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Public Policy