Description: This article provides an overview of behavioral economic theory as it relates to health and welfare insurance plans and provides summaries of two sample applications of the theories: enrollment in health insurance exchanges created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and product design considerations in light of vast health illiteracy.

Description: The article describes the Health Sections strategic initiative for Public Health and the role of the actuary.

Description: Gostin argues that there is indeed a crisis in American health care.

Description: Discussion of steps that can be taken to control costs and future plan design changes. Part 2 of a 2 part series. Issue No. 48.

Description: Savings from biosimilars have accelerated significantly in the past few years. There has been a number of relatively recent biosimilar launches that can help to shape our expectations of the financial impact that could result from this year’s big event. Savings from biosimilars have accelerated significantly in the past few years. There has been a number of relatively recent biosimilar launches that can help to shape our expectations of the financial impact that could result from this year’s big event.

Description: Discussion on Ebola, how it spreads and whether or not it is an epidemic or pandemic.

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

Description: Evaluating the success of Disease Management Programs by looking at ROI and the risk management economic model. Issue No. 46.

Description: Letter from the Editor - Mary van der Heijde

Description: Discussion and Opinion on how randomness affects measurement of provider contracting risk-sharing agreements