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  • Fact First
    Fact First This articles describes how actuaries can contribute to the understanding of the financing of Medicare and the urgency of its problems. American Academy of Actuaries=AAA;Medicare; ...

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    • Authors: Jacqueline Bitowt
    • Date: Apr 1997
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Public Policy; Public Policy; Public Policy
  • Actuarial Values
    Actuarial Values Chairperson's Corner discussing actuarial principles and what we as actuaries value in our work. ;; Social insurance 4294995270 1/1/2013 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Steven Schoonveld
    • Date: Jan 2013
    • Competency: Professional Values>Ethical standards; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: In The Public Interest
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Health & Disability>Public financing - Health & Disability; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Government-funded healthcare; Social Insurance>Medicaid; Social Insurance>Medicare; Social Insurance>Social Security
  • Tomorrow Needs a Plan Today
    Tomorrow Needs a Plan Today The editorial illustrates public finance issues, focusing on the themes of Social Security and Medicare Advantage plans that are highlighted in this issue. Medicare ...

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    • Authors: Richard Edmund Berger
    • Date: Apr 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values>Public interest representation; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Public Policy
  • Chairperson's Corner
    Chairperson's Corner Editorial promoting volunteerism Social insurance;Public finance;Financial security 6442475456 3/1/2017 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Steven Bryson
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: In The Public Interest
    • Topics: Public Policy
  • Why Are Public Programs e.g., Medicare Generally Drastically Underfunded?
    Why Are Public Programs e.g., Medicare Generally Drastically Underfunded? Feature article from the January 2010 issue of In The Public Interest discussing problems with funding of public ...

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    • Authors: Robert Shapiro
    • Date: Jan 2010
    • Competency: Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: In The Public Interest
    • Topics: Public Policy
  • Preserving Reserves
    Preserving Reserves The article explores ways that legislative policy options that focus on both trust fund solvency and benefit adequacy may be implemented to bring about Social Security ...

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    • Authors: Karen Glenn
    • Date: Apr 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Public Policy; Social Insurance>Social Security
  • Medicare The 1979 Trustees' Report
    Medicare The 1979 Trustees' Report Overview of Medicare's 1979 financial projections under optimistic, pessimistic, and intermediate assumptions, for the Hospital Insurance and ...

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    • Authors: Roland E King, David R McKusick
    • Date: Oct 1979
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Public financing - Health & Disability; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Government-funded healthcare; Social Insurance>Medicare
  • Time for Reform?
    Time for Reform? Recently, the SCAN Foundation, AARP, LeadingAge, and HHS funded economic modeling conducted by Milliman and the Urban Institute around LTC reform elements. The LTC industry has ...

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    • Authors: Robert Eaton, John O'Leary, John Cutler, Bruce Stahl
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Long-term Care>Public financing - Long-term Care; Public Policy; Social Insurance
  • Public Policy and General Insurance Track
    Public Policy and General Insurance Track The SOA’s recent work related to public policy research and an update on the General Insurance track. Professional development=PD;Patient Protection and ...

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    • Authors: Gregory Heidrich
    • Date: Feb 2014
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Public Policy
  • Diverse Risks 2016 Call for Essays
    Diverse Risks 2016 Call for Essays Diverse Risks 2016 Call for Essays annuities;Asset allocation;Behavioral economics;Budgets;Women;Social Security;Social Insurance;Skilled nursing facilities = ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Topics: Annuities>Payout annuities; Demography>Longevity; Economics>Behavioral economics; Economics>Financial economics; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Public Policy; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Social Security