Description: Thank you to the contributors and those who helped. Brief description of the articles in the issue.

Description: Key findings from a market research study which the SOA undertook as part of their strategic initiative: Untapped Opportunities for Actuaries in Health.

Description: 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 & improvements, predictive modeling, underwriting principles, employer stoploss, cost trends, LTD & disability, and mental health parity regulations.

Description: This article is focused on sustainability concerns in the ACA individual markets and what we can learn from core actuarial principles as discussed in ASOPs.

Description: The editors preview the articles in the February 2010 issue of Health Watch.

Description: A look back at the 30 years since the Health Section was formed.

Description: Health Section Chair, Jennifer Gillespie, discussed the Health Section and other organizational resources, in the context of a list of recommended career resolutions for actuaries.

Description: A report on the proceedings of the June 2010 SOA health meeting. Leading topics included health care reform, opportunities to expand actuaries' roles, the global financial crisis, and collaboration with other organizations.

Description: The Health Section chairperson discusses the past year's activity, especially the Visions for the Future of the U.S. Health Care System essay contest, and an update on the Untapped Opportunities for Actuaries in Health initiative.

Description: Introduction to population health, a collaborative discipline that seeks to leverage all the determinants of health personal behaviors, medical care and the public health infrastructure, as well as the social and economic context at the community and national level to maximize the health of populations.