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  • A Health Insurance Insolvency Case Study

    A Health Insurance Insolvency Case Study Article discusses what happends when an insurer fails, role of the guaranty association and what is an ideal insolvency. From Health Section News, August ...

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    • Authors: Willis B Howard
    • Date: Aug 2000
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance

  • Chairperson’s Corner

    Chairperson’s Corner This article provides the perspective of the Health Section's chairperson on Section activities, educational programs and the US healthcare environment. Health ...

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    • Authors: Kevin Law
    • Date: Jan 2013
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Public Policy; Public Policy

  • Excerpts from the Health Meeting 2013

    Excerpts from the Health Meeting 2013 Highlights of the 2013 Health Meeting health insurance;health care reform 6442451563 10/1/2013 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Kristi Bohn, Rebecca Owen
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance

  • Diary of a Health Care Reform Actuary

    Diary of a Health Care Reform Actuary A humorous look at the spring 2013 activities that a health care actuary working on individual or small group health care reform would be involved in. Health ...

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    • Authors: Olga Jacobs
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance

  • Do Individuals Make Sensible Health Insurance Decisions

    Do Individuals Make Sensible Health Insurance Decisions New research shows that we often make sub-optimal choices, when selecting a health insurance plan, that lead to unnecessary out-of-pocket ...

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    • Authors: Alexander Leung, Jonah Yearick, Randy P Herman
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Behavioral economics; Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Technology & Applications>E-commerce

  • Up Front with the SOA Staff Fellow

    Up Front with the SOA Staff Fellow Joe Wurzburger, Staff Fellow at the SOA, shares his views and insights about the health care industry in general and the Health Section's role in ...

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    • Authors: Joseph Wurzburger
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance

  • Medicare Advantage: Seven Considerations to Achieve August Resubmission Success

    Medicare Advantage: Seven Considerations to Achieve August Resubmission Success Strategies to position Medicare Advantage plans for success during August resubmission. rebate reallocation; ...

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    • Authors: Susan Silseth, Matthew Timm, Kelly Backes, Hillary Millican
    • Date: Oct 2017
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Social Insurance>Medicare

  • Issue Brief: Changing Financial Risks for Medigap Insurance, Part 2

    Issue Brief: Changing Financial Risks for Medigap Insurance, Part 2 This is Part 2 of 2 on changes affecting Medigap insurers. It focuses on marketing and regulatory differences between Medigap ...

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    • Date: Mar 2024
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Public Policy; Public Policy

  • Beyond the Numbers: Why Actuaries Must Learn to Influence, Not Just Analyze

    2014 marked a new beginning for small group(SG) health insurance market ushered in with adjusted community rated products priced from a single risk pool. It was anticipated that the mandated ...

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    • Date: Sep 2025
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Affordable Care Act (ACA); Health & Disability>Association Health Plans; Health & Disability>Rates - Health & Disability

  • Medicare Savings Account: Medicare's Private Alternative Low-Cost Plan Option

    Medicare Savings Account: Medicare's Private Alternative Low-Cost Plan Option Article describes how Medicare Medical Savings Plans work and why they would be attractive option for ...

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    • Authors: Mark Peterson
    • Date: Jan 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance; Social Insurance>Medicare
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