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  • Health Insurance from a Non-Actuary's Viewpoint
    Health Insurance from a Non-Actuary's Viewpoint This session discussion is about outside actuarial profession's perspective on health care cost, insurer's role in medical care ...

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    • Authors: Norman E Hill, Peter LePort, William Carter Henning, Harold C Yancy
    • Date: Apr 1992
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Public Policy
  • Managing Health Care
    Managing Health Care Panel discussion focusing on managing health care costs. Health care costs;Health maintenance organization=HMO ;Inflation;Managed care;Deductible; 14890 5/1/1977 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Richard H Hoffman, William C Hsiao, Richard J Mellman
    • Date: May 1977
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Public Policy; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Government-funded healthcare
  • Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs
    Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs This article examines the history, theory, and effectiveness of high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts. Consumer driven ...

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    • Authors: Fritz Busch, Barbara Collier, Jason Karcher , Steven Phillips
    • Date: Mar 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
  • Health Care Financing Systems Around the World
    Health Care Financing Systems Around the World Presenter describes many of the desirable characteristics of a health care financing system, and alternative health care financing systems as they ...

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    • Authors: Chiu-Cheng Chang
    • Date: Jun 1998
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Global Perspectives; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Payment models; Public Policy
  • Classical Thinking and Game Theory, Part II
    Classical Thinking and Game Theory, Part II The second in a series of four articles that illustrate the “soft” approach of game theory using Thucydides’ master work, The History of the ...
    • Authors: Carlos Eduardo Fuentes
    • Date: Nov 2017
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Economics>Macroeconomics
  • Conflicting Perspectives on LTC Rate Increases
    Conflicting Perspectives on LTC Rate Increases An examination of LTCI rate increases from three different perspectives: the insurance company, the policyholder, and the insurance department.

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    • Authors: Larry Pfannerstill
    • Date: May 2009
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Public Policy
  • 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
  • Managed Care Update
    Managed Care Update An update on HMO market trends and reinsurance products, and services supporting them. Inflation;Medicaid;Medicare;Underwriting;Mergers & ...

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    • Authors: Mark Troutman
    • Date: May 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Reinsurance>Health reinsurance; Reinsurance>Product development - Reinsurance
  • Report: Long-Term Care Think Tank Session: LTCi: From Hope to Change”
    Report: Long-Term Care Think Tank Session: LTCi: From Hope to Change” Report on the proceedings of the 2010 Long Term Care Think Tank Session, whose goals were to discuss the major issues and ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Mar 2010
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Economics>Health economics; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Public Policy
  • A Little Known Fact About Health Care Dollars: Government Is Biggest Spender
    A Little Known Fact About Health Care Dollars: Government Is Biggest Spender An article that illustrates an actuary's finding that that federal and state governments spend more dollars ...

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    • Authors: Daniel Wolak
    • Date: May 1994
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics