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  • Transparency Leads Actuarial Survey of Trend-Benders
    Transparency Leads Actuarial Survey of Trend-Benders Summary of results of a 2010 Health Section survey of actuaries and Medicare population, on ways to bend the cost trend curve downward.

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    • Authors: Sara Teppema
    • Date: Sep 2010
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care quality; Public Policy; Public Policy
  • Our Value-Based Cup Runneth Over
    Our Value-Based Cup Runneth Over Discussion of how to mature value-based contracts between health insurers and provider organizations to improve population health and financial sustainability.

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    • Authors: Daniel Reck (Dan), Lisa Swan, Sam Johnmeyer
    • Date: Aug 2022
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Risk appetite; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Health & Disability>Chronic health management - Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Payment models; Health & Disability>Provider risk
  • Methods to Improve the Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment
    Methods to Improve the Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment In the United States today, approximately 12 percent of individuals age 65 and over and 0.8 percent of persons 45–65 years old have ...

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    • Authors: JAMES CHEN, William Shankle, Dennis Fortier, A Kimball Romney, Junko Hara, Malcolm B Dick, Timothy Chan, Xijiang Sun
    • Date: Sep 2005
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • Recent Developments in the Health Care Market
    Summary of a presentation made by the author to the Government Finance Officer’s Association (GFOA) in New York on December 2018. This included an overview of the health insurance market ...
    • Authors: Michael Frank
    • Date: Feb 2019
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Professional Values; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Claims - General Insurance; Health & Disability>Health information technology; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Public financing - Health & Disability; Life Insurance>Claims - Life Insurance; Long-term Care>Public financing - Long-term Care; Health & Disability>Affordable Care Act (ACA)
  • From the Editor: Coronavirus Chronicles
    From the Editor: Coronavirus Chronicles Meditation on life, choices and events during the COVID-19 pandemic By Jing Lang and Dirk Nieder Reinsurance News, April 2021 I got to know Dirk Nieder the ...

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    • Authors: Jing Lang, Dirk Nieder
    • Date: Apr 2021
    • Competency: Communication
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Global Perspectives; Health & Disability
  • Leader Interview with David Axene
    Leader Interview with David Axene SOA interview with David Axene 12/9/2019 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: David Axene, Rick S Pawelski
    • Date: Dec 2019
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Professional Values; Results-Oriented Solutions
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Health & Disability
  • The Heart of the Matter
    The Heart of the Matter Feature article with helpful hints on video conferencing and more! Reinsurance News, video conferencing 7/9/2020 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Mairi Mallon
    • Date: Jul 2020
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Demography; Demography>Longevity; Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Critical illness insurance; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Demography>Mortality improvement
  • BOOK REVIEW: Bad Science
    BOOK REVIEW: Bad Science A good primer on how clinical studies should be conducted and how statistics are used and misused to influence us. ;; Comparative effectiveness; Data mining=Big data; ...

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    • Authors: David Snell
    • Date: Jul 2012
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • Effective Contracting with Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Protecting a plan sponsor’s resources
    Effective Contracting with Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Protecting a plan sponsor’s resources A discussion of issues to consider in selecting and contracting with a PBM. Audits;Payment ...

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    • Authors: Robert Gordon Cosway, Brian Anderson
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: Communication; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality
  • Chairperson Corner
    Chairperson Corner Description of the upcoming activities for the Health Section. 2/24/2020 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Jacqueline Lee
    • Date: Feb 2020
    • Competency: Communication; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Health & Disability