Description: Discusses variability in per capita health-care costs by health-care provider.

Description: Feature article featuring expert opinions on the future of health care

Description: In the face of declining response rates from direct mail campaigns, the author suggests use of the internet to generate leads will be much more efficient and successful.

Description: The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 established the nationwide expansion of a Long–Term-Care Partnership program into which any state can choose to participate. This article describes that program and what it means for a person insured under a qualifying long-term-care insurance policy.

Description: This memorandum is a supplement to the Long Term Care Experience Basic Table (“Experience Table”) that was published bythe Society of Actuaries (“SOA”) in April 2015 and revised in July 2015.

Description: This article summarizes the Society of Actuaries' Long-Term Care Insurance LTCI Section Think Tank event. This event focused on the most significant issues and trends that may impact long-term care LTC risks, care delivery and protection in the future.

Description: Article discussing the use of enterprise risk management in the health care industry.

Description: The risk/delivery/protection framework was first presented to participants in the SOA's Long-Term Care Think Tank seminar in a survey. That survey was designed to get participant opinions on how the system might evolve over the next five to 10 years. The results of the survey are summarized in the article.

Description: This SOA report describes the components of margin for calculating capitation rates in a Medicaid context along with practical issues that MCOs may face.

Description: Proposes new approaches to long–term care insurance products and marketing.