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New SOA Material Addresses Hot Health Topics
New SOA Material Addresses Hot Health Topics Article presents new course readings that cover hot health topics that will expand actuarial expertise in the Health Systems practice area. Group ...- Authors: Richard S Bilisoly
- Date: Jun 1993
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Long-term Care
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A Look At Community Rating
A Look At Community Rating Article is about community rating and risk adjustment including possible disadvantages for healthy experience-rated or self-insured groups. Rate regulation;Risk ...- Authors: Alice Rosenblatt
- Date: Jun 1993
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
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Paper 5: Evaluating Disease Management Savings Outcomes
Paper 5: Evaluating Disease Management Savings Outcomes This is one of a series of SOA-sponsored papers on the subject of Evaluating the Results of Care Management Interventions. This paper ...- Authors: Ian G Duncan
- Date: Oct 2005
- Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
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Disease Management and the Insurance Industry
Disease Management and the Insurance Industry Does disease management DM positively influence health care costs? According to three prestigious sources, the answer is no. From Financing Chronic ...- Authors: Jaan Sidorov
- Date: Jun 2005
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Social Insurance>Medicare
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The Cost and Benefits of Treating Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Chronic Condition
The Cost and Benefits of Treating Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Chronic Condition Diabetes mellitus type 2 is an excellent model for assessing the setup of medical coverage in the U.S. health ...- Authors: Robert D Lieberthal
- Date: Mar 2005
- Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
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Two Issues in the US Healthcare System
Two Issues in the US Healthcare System Essay discussing that the two factors that affect healthcare cost are costs and the fact that people lack coverage. Funding policy;Government-funded ...- Authors: Brian Arthur Jones
- Date: Jun 2009
- Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Public financing - Health & Disability; Public Policy
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A Facilitated Free Market Approach
A Facilitated Free Market Approach This paper discussed providing consumers of medical care with transparent and comparable price and quality information to enable them to make economically ...- Authors: Tim Maroz
- Date: Jun 2009
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Public Policy
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The Future of Health Care in the United States
The Future of Health Care in the United States The essay discusses the appropriate role of insurance companies, efficient and economical ways to care for chronic illnesses and having a maximum ...- Authors: Thomas Persichetti
- Date: Jun 2009
- Competency: Leadership>Influence; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Topics: Economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Social Insurance>Medicaid; Social Insurance>Medicare
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The Future Of U.S. Health Care: A Two-Tiered System
The Future Of U.S. Health Care: A Two-Tiered System This essay highlights a view that many have for meeting these goals is one of a two-tiered system. The first tier in this system is a universal ...- Authors: Brad Hayes Vernon
- Date: Jun 2009
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Thought leadership
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
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Aging Curves for Health Care Costs in Retirement
Aging Curves for Health Care Costs in Retirement This study was sponsored by the Society of Actuaries Health Section. This paper explores the relative significance of aging as a determinant of ...- Authors: Jeffrey Petertil
- Date: Aug 2003
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicare