Description: This article provides an overview of the financial results of managed care plans over time using a collection of the NAIC financial statements.

Description: Provides an overview of the Academy Health organization, its annual research meeting, and the SOA participation at that meeting.

Description: This interview article summarizes the work being done by a Health Section Strategic Initiative Committee.

Description: The CMS Risk adjustment model allows actuaries to apply our analytical skills and business knowledge to solve risk and revenue challenges within Health Plans.

Description: Update on Affordable Care Act topics, including Section 1332 waivers, Association Health Plans, silver loading and cost sharing reductions.

Description: This article discusses the court cases dealing with the severability of the individual mandate from the Affordable Care Act. Severability is related to essentiality, and actuarial input was relied upon to determine essentiality. The article concludes with lessons that actuaries should learn from the legal proceedings.

Description: Read the April 2020 issue of Health Watch, published by the Health Section. Practical information for actuaries, articles impact sections, section activities.

Description: Methods and assumptions used in the valuation of savings by external care vendors

Description: Description of the upcoming activities for the Health Section.

Description: We highlight a new approach leveraging predictive analytics to identify high risk and rising risk opioid users for more effective screening and follow-up care.