Description: A discussion by several experts of reform activity at the state level will be included. What can be learned from reforms to date? What is likely to happen in the near term? From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3b.

Description: MHPAEA prohibits health plans from imposing financial requirements or treatment limitations on behavioral health benefits that are more restrictive than those applied to medical and surgical benefits. MHPAEA's regulations define treatment limitations to include nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs), which are benefit design features that are not numerical, but otherwise limit the scope or duration of benefits.

Description: HIV is still a big public health concern, but there are therapies available to prevent infection before and immediately after exposure. As legislatures and the USPSTF considers adding these therapies to the list of preventive care covered without cost share, actuaries will need to estimate the impact on their care cost. The presenters will share an actuarial tool kit to estimate the impact of covering PrEP and PEP for different populations. Examples are provided and discussion is welcome.

Description: This session from the 1981 SOA Spring Meeting focused on Disability Income Marketing Approaches for group disability, multiple employer trusts and individual disability. The following factors that influenced the market place were reviewed: high inflation, high unemployment and regulations. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 7, No. 3.

Description: The panel will present a discussion by several experts on reform activity at the state level, including a review of some initial results. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: In this discussion, experts in specific areas reported on recent and current happenings in their field. These include HMOs and manged care, Congressional legislation initiatives, disability insurance and mergers and acquisitions within the health providers/insurers. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 22, No. 2.

Description: This session will recap the history of the involvement of the actuarial profession in the debates on health care reform. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: Insurance commissioners and deputy insurance commissioners will discuss current topics including health care reform, life insurance issues, risks in the major medical markets, voluntary products and other topics.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 3-5 in Colorado Springs. The panelists discuss the potential impacts of recent and prospective legislation on flexible benefit programs, pricing and underwriting considerations in a flexible benefit environment, managed care and flexible benefits, and meeting the challenges that confront employers with flexible benefit programs. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 3A.

Description: This discussion at the SOA 1967 Annual Meeting covers three topics. First is the Carter Commission Report that recommends radical changes to the Canadian tax system. Second is a report on U.S. federal government activities in the health market. Third is an update on variable annuities.