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  • Health Care Affordability:A Valuable Concept in Understanding OurHealth Care System Challenges
    Health Care Affordability:A Valuable Concept in Understanding OurHealth Care System Challenges Drivers of Health Care Affordability. Issue No. 45. Health care costs;Socioeconomic status; 9412 4/ ...

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    • Authors: Application Administrator
    • Date: Apr 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics
  • North of the Border with the S.O.eh?
    North of the Border with the S.O.eh? A review of the 2009 Health Spring Meeting, which included speakers & sessions on the future of the SOA, U.S. health care reform, claims data issues ...

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    • Authors: Douglas Norris
    • Date: Sep 2009
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Economics>Health economics; Public Policy
  • Letter from the Editor ... Are We Over Treated and Over Dosed by Our Health Care Industry?
    Letter from the Editor ... Are We Over Treated and Over Dosed by Our Health Care Industry? Overview of the book: Overtreated, Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer. Behavioral ...

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    • Authors: Gail M Lawrence
    • Date: May 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics
  • The Simple Logic of Health Care Inflation
    The Simple Logic of Health Care Inflation Why health care inflation exceeds the Consumer Price Index CPI due to tax implications. Issue No. 37. Inflation; 9355 4/1/2000 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Gerry Smedinghoff
    • Date: Apr 2000
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics
  • Reflections on Health Care Financing and Benefits in the U.S.: Observations and Opinions
    Reflections on Health Care Financing and Benefits in the U.S.: Observations and Opinions Recap of National Academy of Social Insurance NASI annual conference “Getting to Universal Health ...

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    • Authors: Anna M Rappaport
    • Date: May 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics
  • Soundbites from the American Academy of Actuaries’ Health Practice Council
    Soundbites from the American Academy of Actuaries’ Health Practice Council Report on the activities of the Academy’s health practice council and its work groups. Consumer-driven health ...

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    • Authors: Heather E Jerbi, Melissa Lawler
    • Date: May 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Experience Studies & Data; Financial Reporting & Accounting; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Long-term Care; Public Policy
  • Behavioral Economics: Overview and Healthcare Applications
    Behavioral Economics: Overview and Healthcare Applications This article provides an overview of behavioral economic theory as it relates to health and welfare insurance plans and provides ...

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    • Authors: Randy P Herman, Tony Pistilli, Brian Plaskow, Jeffrey Chanin
    • Date: Aug 2020
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics; Economics>Behavioral economics; Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care
  • MACRA's Strategic Implications: What Providers and Health Plans Need to Know
    MACRA's Strategic Implications: What Providers and Health Plans Need to Know MACRA not only impact providers, it will impact the entire healthcare market. MACRA published studies and commentary ...

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    • Authors: Julie Witt, James Dolstad
    • Date: Jul 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics; Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability
  • A Perspective on Long-Term Health Care Cost Trend and Macroeconomic Modeling
    A Perspective on Long-Term Health Care Cost Trend and Macroeconomic Modeling This article talks about the ultimate health care cost trend rate ssumption in retiree medical liability valuation ...

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    • Authors: Charles Edwards
    • Date: Sep 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics
  • Bundled Reimbursement: A Step in the Right Direction, or Another Flawed Idea?
    Bundled Reimbursement: A Step in the Right Direction, or Another Flawed Idea? An overview of the issues behind reimbursing providers on a bundled or packaged basis. The article presents the ...

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    • Authors: Todd Lueders
    • Date: Sep 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Public Policy; Public Policy