Description: Dental care is an important component of everyone's health, and senior citizens are no exception. With no public dental coverage under traditional Medicare, seniors must seek other ways to obtain dental insurance, pay for services out of pocket, or go without care. In this session we will review the importance of oral care to overall health, the current state of public and private dental insurance for seniors, and innovative ways to reach this population. Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and other types of dental coverage will be discussed by three actuaries with different areas of expertise in the senior dental market.

Description: The presenters will provide insights into fraud and abuse risk in the health insurance industry, including an examination of traditional and predictive modeling techniques for both prevention and detection. Emphasis will be placed on current and emerging risks. Canadian examples and perspectives will be offered, but the applications for attendees to use in practice are non-nation specific.

Description: Part II of a two-part series discussing individual market evolution from before the ACA through President Trump's first term.

Description: Recently completed experience studies and research studies from the SOA.

Description: This article describes Health Savings Accounts HSAs and the tax and other aspects of these funds.

Description: 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 particular.

Description: This article explores telemedicine's impact on the health care system, health care costs, and actuarial pricing.

Description: Argues that reinstatement of CSR (cost-sharing reduction) reimbursements by federal government will have destabilizing effect on individual market.

Description: This article makes organizations entering the MA market aware of the star rating climate, as well as short- and long-term star rating & revenue considerations.

Description: This article describes the current Nigerian Insurance Industry.