Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) commissioned Milliman to develop this report to provide health care stakeholders—patients, payers, policymakers and actuaries—with a comprehensive description of DPC as well as an objective actuarial evaluation of certain claims made about the DPC model of care.

Description: Actuaries have the business acumen, problem-solving capabilities, and technical skills to develop innovative and data-driven solutions in the social insurance space. It is time we expand our scope and embrace an increased role in making a positive impact within the health care ecosystem. The primary focus of this paper is on social insurance programs dedicated to the most vulnerable population: low-income families accessing care through Medicaid. While there are numerous challenges that require other subject matter experts to take the lead, this article highlights topics where actuaries can be key players in developing and implementing tangible solutions to improve the care for the most vulnerable. Issues and solutions in this paper focus on the following three areas: 1. Access to appropriate care, 2. continuity of care, and 3. social determinants of health.

Description: Research report on business decision practices of direct companies as part of the underwriting process. This Subcommittee also surveyed reinsurers for their practices in this regard in a separate survey. The two surveys are compared in this report.

Description: Table of Contents for News Direct - Number 55, January 2007.

Description: News Direct May 2015, Issue 70

Description: Health actuaries who belong to the SOA Health section get free access to Health Affairs and the chance to join the Behavioral Finance subgroup.

Description: Actuarial Professionalism with a Long-Term Care Focus Webcast

Description: This is the table of contents for NewsDirect, January 2008, Issue No. 57.

Description: This is the table of contents for the News Direct newsletter, June 2007, Issue No. 56.

Description: The Mortality Improvement Survey Subcommittee of the Society's Committee on Life Insurance Mortality & Underwriting Surveys has completed its report on the results of a survey to examine mortality improvement practices with respect to life insurance pricing in both the US and Canada. A few questions were asked about functions other than pricing.