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The Cost and Benefits of Treating Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Chronic Condition
The Cost and Benefits of Treating Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Chronic Condition Diabetes mellitus type 2 is an excellent model for assessing the setup of medical coverage in the U.S. health ...- Authors: Robert D Lieberthal
- Date: Mar 2005
- Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
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A Facilitated Free Market Approach
A Facilitated Free Market Approach This paper discussed providing consumers of medical care with transparent and comparable price and quality information to enable them to make economically ...- Authors: Tim Maroz
- Date: Jun 2009
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Public Policy
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Trends In Group Medical Product Design
Trends In Group Medical Product Design This session from the 1984 SOA Atlanta Meeting covers cost containment in health care costs, cost sharing and cost containment features, underwriting, the ...- Authors: Daniel R Hawkes, Gilbert M Reich, Carl F Ricciardelli, James R Tyler
- Date: Apr 1984
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance
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Flexible Benefits
Flexible Benefits Discussion of current developments affecting flexible-benefit plans, pricing and underwriting considerations in a flexible-benefits environment, managed care options in a ...- Authors: Alfred A Bingham, Gary Scott Brantz, Steve A Eschbach, Michael Hudson, Wayne E Page
- Date: Apr 1992
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Health & Disability
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Electronic Health Records (EHRs): A White Paper Summary
Electronic Health Records (EHRs): A White Paper Summary Electronic Health Records, or EHRs, are a major worldwide initiative to eliminate paper recordings – including Attending Physician ...- Authors: James Timmins
- Date: Feb 2020
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Topics: Health & Disability; Technology & Applications
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COVID-19 Update: Key Statistics on Cases, Deaths and Hospitalizations, August 25, 2020
COVID-19 Update: Key Statistics on Cases, Deaths and Hospitalizations, August 25, 2020 The Society of Actuaries (SOA) published its first COVID-19 research brief on March 10, 2020, followed by ...- Authors: Society of Actuaries
- Date: Aug 2020
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Topics: Health & Disability
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Linking Quality and Costs: An Analysis of the Hospital Quality Information Initiatives Measure
Linking Quality and Costs: An Analysis of the Hospital Quality Information Initiatives Measure In this era of rising health care costs, numerous efforts have been made to link quality and cost ...- Authors: Jane Herfkens Jensen, Karl Madrecki, Guy Marszalek, John Stark, Curtis Lee Robbins, Steven Siegel, Canopy Roychoudhury, Nina Abubakari, Nancy Vecchioni, Tom Leyden, Ken Oishi
- Date: Mar 2005
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care quality
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Aging Curves for Health Care Costs in Retirement
Aging Curves for Health Care Costs in Retirement This study was sponsored by the Society of Actuaries Health Section. This paper explores the relative significance of aging as a determinant of ...- Authors: Jeffrey Petertil
- Date: Aug 2003
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicare
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Quality of Care Issues
Quality of Care Issues Paper summarizes articles on quality care issues including - measurement & reporting, financing, patient safety, standards & education, and leadership. Health ...- Authors: Society of Actuaries
- Date: Jan 2003
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care quality
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Group Insurance Underwriting And Selection Issues
Group Insurance Underwriting And Selection Issues This discussion from the 1983 SOA Vancouver Meeting reviews the movement to small group health plans, group insurance underwriting, the plan ...- Authors: Dale F Ethington, Robert A Hall, Donna Lee, George F M Mayo
- Date: May 1983
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Health & Disability>Disability insurance; Health & Disability>Health insurance