Description: Feature article discussing the impact of health care reform on the direct insurance market and the reinsurance market.

Description: This article is the first in a four-part series about what actuaries see as ideal components of a health care reform package. This part covers health care reform ideas explored at the Conference of Consulting Actuaries’ CCA 2009 Annual Meeting in Tucson, Ariz.

Description: An editorial about the status of health care reform in the U.S.

Description: Discussion of state medicaid expansion due to provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

Description: The author provides an overview of the Chinese health care system from its beginnings in in 1949 to the present day launching of the most comprehensive reform ever.

Description: In April, 2009, the Chinese government launched the most comprehensive Health Care System Reform ever. The goal: to establish and improve the basic health care system covering most urban and rural residents, and to provide the people with safe, effective, convenient and affordable health care. There is no doubt that this 'Made in China' health care reform will become the world’s most extensive health care system reform because it will inevitably affect many players in the game such as the local governments who currently administrate the program, the medical professionals who provide the care, the pharmaceutical manufacturers who provide the medicines, and the very large population who participate in the program, etc. This article summarizes the highlights of China's health care reform program.

Description: This article discusses the potential characteristics of health care reform and the associated impact on small insurance companies.

Description: An overview of health care history and privatization developments in four Latin American countries: Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Brazil.

Description: Feature article from the January 2010 issue of In The Public Interest newsletter discussing reform of the U.S. health care system.

Description: This article provides comments from leading health actuaries on Clinton's health care proposal.