Description: This article reviews environmental issues as discussed in The Doomsday Book by Thames and Hudson, London. From The Actuary, May 1971, Vol. 5, No. 5.

Description: As health care changes, actuaries need to be able to understand developments and work with users of health plan information. Actuaries also must be a credible source of data. This article describes the efforts of the Society of Actuaries Task Force on Alternative Care to determine the effectiveness of alternative or integrative medicine, including nontraditional techniques such as chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy, and nutritional counseling.