Description: An essay suggesting one solution in theory would be to create a system similar to Medicare Advantage for the entire American population.

Description: A glossary of terms.

Description: A call for essays issued by the SOA Health and Long Term Care Sections on the visions for the future of the U.S. health care system.

Description: This article looks at the areas that affect financial reporting by insurance companies. From Society of Actuaries Financial Reporting Monograph, M-AS99-1.

Description: Presented at the Living to 100 Symposium, January 2011. Long-term care LTC insurance is frequently not covered by national social insurance programs. When costs are expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product, the future burden of financing LTC would not lead to unbearable tax levels and is not particularly large in comparison to the projected costs for pensions and health care. After identifying the breadth of definitions of LTC needs, it is argued that LTC is an insurable risk. The paper concludes that LTC social insurance is affordable in developed countries.

Description: This paper summarizes and evaluates the CLASS Act's provisions and concludes it appears an expensive program. The paper proposes and discusses a Social Security/Long Term Care plan forming a four-pillar model for long term care. From the 2011 Enterprise Risk Management Symposium, March 2011.

Description: This panel discussion from the SOA's 1975 Annual Meeting addressed the perceived future of pension plans. Discussions included expectations related to: 1 Plan Terminations, 2 Trend toward defined contribution or profit sharing, 3 Career pay benefit formulas, 4 Slowdown in plan liberalizations, 5 Slowdown in establishment of new plans, 6 Integration with Social Security, 7 Cost of Living Increases, 8 Inclusion of pre- and post-retirement spousal benefit at employer's cost, 9 Retirement Age, and 10 Mandatory Pensions.

Description: Expert discussion of several symposium papers. From The Future of Pension Plan Funding and Disclosure Monograph, M-RS-05-1.

Description: This is the informal discussion transcript for concurrent Session 6B: The Changing Face of Elder Care from the January 4-6, 2017 Living to 100 Symposium.

Description: Discussant comments for the 2009 Housing Wealth monograph paper, “The Impact of Diminishing Wealth on Future Consumption: How Housing Wealth Affects Retirement Planning.” The goal of the paper is to help financial professionals and plan sponsors recognize that retirement planning is being influenced by new factors and suggests ways they can readjust retirement planning strategies. The discussant has additional suggestions for financial professionals.