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The Health Insurance Providers Fee and Medicaid
The Health Insurance Providers Fee and Medicaid This article describes the Health Insurance Providers Fee implemented through Section 9010 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and discusses how the ...- Authors: Sabrina Gibson, Maria Dominiak
- Date: Oct 2013
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Public Policy; Social Insurance>Government-funded healthcare; Social Insurance>Medicaid
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Diary of a Health Care Reform Actuary
Diary of a Health Care Reform Actuary A humorous look at the spring 2013 activities that a health care actuary working on individual or small group health care reform would be involved in. Health ...- Authors: Olga Jacobs
- Date: Oct 2013
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance
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Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor Recap of content contained in the October 2013 issue of the Health Watch newsletter. Health insurance;Medicaid;Health care costs;Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act= ...- Authors: Kurt Wrobel
- Date: Oct 2013
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Practice expertise
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Public Policy
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The ACA--Two Policy Experts' Perspectives
The ACA--Two Policy Experts' Perspectives Round table discussion regarding the pros and cons of the Affordable Care Act. Health insurance;Medicaid;Health care costs;Patient Protection and ...- Authors: Kurt Wrobel
- Date: Oct 2013
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Practice expertise
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
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Using the Minimum Value Calculator
Using the Minimum Value Calculator This article focuses on the minimum value calculator and the methodology used. It proposes potential future improvements to this model. Health care costs;Health ...- Authors: Juan Herrera
- Date: Jan 2014
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
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Articles of interest to Health Actuaries in the North American Actuarial Journal
Articles of interest to Health Actuaries in the North American Actuarial Journal Abstracts from the latest edition of the North American Actuarial Journal Health Research;Cause-of-death ...- Authors: Ian G Duncan
- Date: Dec 2015
- Publication Name: Health Watch
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Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor Letter from the editor of Health Watch. 6442459386 01/01/2015 06:00:00 ...- Authors: Valerie Nelson
- Date: Jan 2015
- Publication Name: Health Watch
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Working with the CDC on Preventive Care as a Public Health Initiative
Working with the CDC on Preventive Care as a Public Health Initiative Volunteers and staff from the SOA are working with the Centers for Disease Control on public health initiatives to improve ...- Authors: Rebecca Owen
- Date: May 2016
- Competency: Professional Values>Public interest representation
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health risks
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Do Individuals Make Sensible Health Insurance Decisions
Do Individuals Make Sensible Health Insurance Decisions New research shows that we often make sub-optimal choices, when selecting a health insurance plan, that lead to unnecessary out-of-pocket ...- Authors: Alexander Leung, Jonah Yearick, Randy P Herman
- Date: Nov 2016
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Behavioral economics; Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Technology & Applications>E-commerce
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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