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: This article discusses health care reform in Kentucky. In 1994, Kentucky implemented health care reform measures inspired by the unsuccessful attempt at national health care reform in the Health Security Act of 1993. The measures adopted in Kentucky are described by the author as 'a textbook case of how not to engage in health care reform.' From: The Actuary, April 2000 – volume 34 - Issue 4.

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

Description: This article is about the comprehensive health care reform proposal from the Clinton Administration.

Description: A summary of the 14th Monograph “Health Risk Assessment and Health Risk Adjustment: Current Initiatives” published by The American Academy of Actuaries.'The monograph examines the approaches of two states, New York and California, in implementing or considering risk adjustment provisions in recent legislative reforms.'

Description: The author outlines the Academy's analysis of Clinton health care premiums, standard benefits, mental health benefits.

Description: This article presents the concept of comprehensive care management as a fundamentally different way to reform health care and reduce costs. There are 3 components - demand management, utilization management and disease management.

Description: This article is about the very rapid pace of Health care reform on both the national and state level. The challenge is to ensure that viable financing vehicles are developed for cost effective health care delivery.

Description: This article explores what American medicine might look like in the year 2000. The author asserts this will depend on the tradeoffs made between quality and availability on the one hand, and cost on the other hand.