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Letter from the Editors
Letter from the Editors The editors of Health Watch have made health care reform the focus of the Sepctember 2009 issue, and provide an introduction to the issue's contents. Health care ...- Authors: Grady Catterall, Mary Kindel Van der Heijde
- Date: Sep 2009
- Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicare
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From the Outside Looking In: Helping People Age (Safely) in
From the Outside Looking In: Helping People Age (Safely) in Describes benefits of updating homes for aging in place. Calls for stakeholders coalition of: building & tech sectors, LTCI, ...- Authors: Louis Tenenbaum
- Date: Apr 2018
- Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
- Topics: Demography>Longevity; Economics>Behavioral economics; Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data>Disability; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Health & Disability
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PPACA Heats Up Actuaries in Orlando: A Tour of the SOA ’10 Health Meeting
PPACA Heats Up Actuaries in Orlando: A Tour of the SOA ’10 Health Meeting A report on the proceedings of the June 2010 SOA health meeting. Leading topics included health care reform, ...- Authors: Douglas Norris
- Date: Sep 2010
- Competency: Communication; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Economics>Health economics; Public Policy
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Human Nature and the US Health Care System, Part I
Human Nature and the US Health Care System, Part I The third in a series of four articles that illustrate the “soft” approach of game theory using Thucydides’ master work, The History of the ...- Authors: Carlos Eduardo Fuentes
- Date: Feb 2018
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
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Editorial
Editorial By Chris Greig and Carlos Fuentes An introduction to each article in this issue. Strategy;Group business;Blue ocean;Python;Data By Chris Greig and Carlos Fuentes We are pleased to ...- Authors: Carlos Eduardo Fuentes, Chris Greig
- Date: May 2018
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Change management; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
- Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Economics>Health economics; Economics>Macroeconomics
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A Kind of Quality Assurance
A Kind of Quality Assurance A discussion of issues and developments that threaten the collective confidence of the LTC insurance industry, including job cutting, changes in reporting ...- Authors: Brad S Linder
- Date: May 2009
- Competency: Leadership>Change management; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Public Policy
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Bundled Reimbursement: A Step in the Right Direction, or Another Flawed Idea?
Bundled Reimbursement: A Step in the Right Direction, or Another Flawed Idea? An overview of the issues behind reimbursing providers on a bundled or packaged basis. The article presents the ...- Authors: Todd Lueders
- Date: Sep 2010
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Public Policy; Public Policy
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Palliative Care
Palliative Care This article from major US payers describes palliative care as a scaleable means of improving quality and reducing costs during serious and complex illness. Payment models=Health ...- Authors: Randall Krakauer, Bruce Smith, Diane Meier, Torrie Fields
- Date: Nov 2016
- Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Health & Disability>Chronic health management - Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Payment models
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The Simple Logic of Health Care Inflation
The Simple Logic of Health Care Inflation Article from the Pension Section News, June 2000, on the simple logic of health care inflation. This article is reprinted with permission and ran in the ...- Authors: Gerry Smedinghoff
- Date: Jun 2000
- Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Pension Section News
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Social Insurance
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Navigating New Horizons…Dawn E. Helwig, FSA, MAAA
Navigating New Horizons…Dawn E. Helwig, FSA, MAAA An interview with Dawn Helwig on developments in the Long Term Care market. Assumptions;Funding policy;Home health care;Lapse rates=Lapses;Life ...- Authors: Mary Kindel Van der Heijde
- Date: May 2009
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data>Long-term care - Experience Studies & Data; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Long-term Care>Public financing - Long-term Care