Description: This article describes the results of three years of work by Blue Shield of California to collaborate with hospitals and physician organizations to reduce cost and improve quality for commercial populations in targeted geographies.

Description: The article describes the changes to payment structures as of 1/1/2017 and their influence to Medicare Supplement that will be happening as of 1/1/2020.

Description: An interview with a health insurance expatriate actuary working in Brazil, discussing his experiences and the health insurance market in Brazil

Description: Summary of House of Representatives Tri-Committee Bill – H.R. 3200.

Description: Describes a process to develop a good forecast. Also provides an example.

Description: Feature article with helpful hints on video conferencing and more!

Description: This article overviews the results of the 2008 survey of Third Party Administrators of Employer Stop Loss business.

Description: This article describes the four keys to successful worksite marketing: 1. Onsite selling either with group meetings or one-on one using professional enrollers. 2. Use a process that has been proven successful. 3. Gain employer sponsorship/commitment/endorsement. 4. Ensure your insurance company is committed as evidenced by high quality service from issue on through the life cycle of the policy.

Description: A Simplified Method for Calculating Contract Reserves for individual medical insurance. From Health Section News, June 1998, Issue No. 35.

Description: Mental health spending has reached $147 billion in the United States with demand only increasing greatly impacting society as nearly 1 in 5 experience these issues. There are even more indirect costs associated with mental health causing a national crisis surpassing 1 percent of the GDP. These costs coupled with the severe lack of licensed clinicians calls for an innovative solution. Through years of development and completion of a randomized controlled trial, Prevail has built and validated a low-cost, scalable solution. Prevail's clinically proven digital mental health treatment provides increased access to care while reducing overall health costs. Private and public payors should being reimbursing this model and offering it to their members.