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An Actuarial Model to Improve Health and Reduce Costs
An Actuarial Model to Improve Health and Reduce Costs An actuarial model that provides financial incentives to providers to offer patients an approach that can reverse chronic disease and reduce ...- Authors: Ken Beckman
- Date: Oct 2017
- Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Chronic health management - Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Payment models; Public Policy
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Organizations of Interest to Health Actuaries: Academy Health “Moving Evidence Into Action”
Organizations of Interest to Health Actuaries: Academy Health “Moving Evidence Into Action” The article gives actuaries an introduction to Academy Health, the notable health policy research ...- Authors: Society of Actuaries
- Date: Oct 2017
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Public Policy
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Why so Many People Have Untreated Mental Health Conditions
Why so Many People Have Untreated Mental Health Conditions The article reviews high-deductible health plans and poor reimbursement for mental health providers as being the root of 3 devastating ...- Authors: Dawn Motovidlak
- Date: Jun 2018
- Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Chronic health management - Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Health risks; Health & Disability>Payment models
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A Summary of the June 2025 SOA Health Conference—With a Little Help from AI
A summary recap of the recent SOA Health Conference held in Dallas, TX in June of 2025. With the intentional use of AI to assist with the summary, this article gives a good overview of the recent ...- Authors: Jason Bribitzer-Stull
- Date: Sep 2025
- Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
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Health Care Cost Trends 2002 - An Insurer's/Reinsurer's View on Cost Increases for Group Medical Business
Health Care Cost Trends 2002 - An Insurer's/Reinsurer's View on Cost Increases for Group Medical Business Health Care Cost Trends 2002 - prescription drug, base and leveraged trend.- Authors: Achim Dauser
- Date: Jan 2002
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
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The Bottom Line on BehavioralHealth Care Costs
The Bottom Line on BehavioralHealth Care Costs This article reviews the cost of behavioral health care and looks at how the involvement of Primary Care Physicians leads to a less efficient and ...- Authors: Stephen P Melek
- Date: Mar 2005
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
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The Formulary Decision Process:What Are They Doing in There and Can Actuaries Help?
The Formulary Decision Process:What Are They Doing in There and Can Actuaries Help? This article looks at pharmacy benefit management and the use of data, reviews standard pharmacoeconomic ...- Authors: Jonathan L Shreve, Jill Van Den Bos, John Watkins, Kristin Reed
- Date: Mar 2005
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
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SOA Releases New Long-Term Health Care Cost Trends Resource Model
SOA Releases New Long-Term Health Care Cost Trends Resource Model SOA’s Pension and Health Sections recently released a new resource model for projecting health care trends through the year 2099.- Authors: Steven Siegel
- Date: May 2008
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
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Accountable Care Organizations - How Actuaries Can Get Involved
Accountable Care Organizations - How Actuaries Can Get Involved This article discusses Accountable Care Organizations, how they work, managing risks and their expectations to bend the cost curve.- Authors: Robert Tate
- Date: Oct 2011
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
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Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs
Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs This article examines the history, theory, and effectiveness of high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts. Consumer driven ...- Authors: Fritz Busch, Barbara Collier, Jason Karcher , Steven Phillips
- Date: Mar 2019
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance