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  • Disability in the New Millennium -A UK Perspective

    Disability in the New Millennium -A UK Perspective General discussion of Critical Illness Insurance, Income Protection Insurance and LTC Insurance, Issue No. 38 Critical illness insurance; ...

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    • Authors: Susan D Elliott
    • Date: Aug 2000
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
  • The Evolution of the Individual Market (Part II)

    The Evolution of the Individual Market (Part II) Part II of a two-part series discussing individual market evolution from before the ACA through President Trump's first term. Individual ...

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    • Authors: Gregory Fann
    • Date: Mar 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance; Public Policy; Public Policy
  • At the Intersection of Public Health and Actuarial Practice

    At the Intersection of Public Health and Actuarial Practice An edited written interview with two actuaries and a public health professional on issues related to the intersection between the two ...

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    • Authors: Barbara Zabielski
    • Date: Oct 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Payment models; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicaid
  • CSRs and Market Stabilization: What’s the Real Story?

    CSRs and Market Stabilization: What’s the Real Story? Argues that reinstatement of CSR (cost-sharing reduction) reimbursements by federal government will have destabilizing effect on individual ...

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    • Authors: Dean Ratzlaff
    • Date: Feb 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance
  • Medicare Advantage Star Ratings: Expectations for New Organizations

    Medicare Advantage Star Ratings: Expectations for New Organizations This article makes organizations entering the MA market aware of the star rating climate, as well as short- and long-term star ...

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    • Authors: Kelly Backes, Julia Friedman, Dustin Grzeskowiak, Elizabeth Phillips, Patricia Zenner
    • Date: Jun 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Social Insurance>Medicare
  • ERM Opportunities for Health Practitioners

    ERM Opportunities for Health Practitioners Summary of recent SOA-sponsored research on Enterprise Risk Management practices as applied to health insurers, self-insured plans, and health finance ...

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    • Authors: Max Rudolph
    • Date: May 2010
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Change management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management; Enterprise Risk Management>Compliance
  • Behind Clinical Integration

    Behind Clinical Integration Recent health care reform activity has highlighted the importance of Clinical Integration in improving the quality, safety, efficiency and reimbursement infrastructure ...

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    • Authors: Steven Tutewohl
    • Date: May 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health information technology; Public Policy; Technology & Applications>Data warehousing; Health & Disability>Electronic medical record
  • A Conversation with Alan Mills, ND, FSA

    A Conversation with Alan Mills, ND, FSA Excerpts from a conversation with Alan Mills regarding his work in complexity science and agent-based modeling. Complexity science 6442452727 1/1/2014 12: ...

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    • Authors: Mary Moran
    • Date: Jan 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Simulation
  • Medicare Advantage: Changes and Updates to enhanced benefits

    Medicare Advantage: Changes and Updates to enhanced benefits Discussion of recent laws and regulatory changes that have provided Medicare Advantage plans greater flexibility in benefit offerings ...

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    • Authors: Nicholas Johnson, Michael Polakowski
    • Date: Mar 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance; Social Insurance>Medicare
  • 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 ...

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    • 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