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  • Medicare Advantage—Future Benchmarks

    Medicare Advantage—Future Benchmarks This article discusses future benchmarks of Medicare and Medicare's rising costs and its relativity to the actuarial profession. Managed care;Payment ...

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    • Authors: Application Administrator
    • Date: May 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicare
  • Results from the SOA Long-Term Care Think Tank

    Results from the SOA Long-Term Care Think Tank This article is about the most significant issues and trends that may impact long-term care LTC risks, care delivery and protection in the future.

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    • Authors: Emily Kessler
    • Date: Dec 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Long-term Care>Long-term care facilities & home care; Social Insurance>Medicaid; Social Insurance>Medicare
  • Generic Dispensing Rates: Silver Bullet No More?

    Generic Dispensing Rates: Silver Bullet No More? A summary of the driving forces behind, and effects of, the historical increases and future expectations of Generic Dispensing Rates.

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    • Authors: Troy Filipek
    • Date: May 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Behavioral economics; Economics>Health economics; Social Insurance>Medicare
  • A Comparative Analysis of Claims-Based Tools for Health Risk Assessment - 3M Comments

    A Comparative Analysis of Claims-Based Tools for Health Risk Assessment - 3M Comments This one page paper highlights the results of the various comparisons for both R2 and MAPE at the individual ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Aug 2001
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Social Insurance>Medicare
  • 2015 National Academy of Social Insurance Roundtable: The Link between Retirement Security and Long-Term Care

    2015 National Academy of Social Insurance Roundtable: The Link between Retirement Security and Long-Term Care This article summarizes the presentations by the Society of Actuaries and the Academy ...

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    • Authors: John Cutler
    • Date: Apr 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Public financing - Health & Disability; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Long-term Care>Public financing - Long-term Care; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Dynamic simulation models; Pensions & Retirement>Private sector plans; Pensions & Retirement>Public sector plans; Public Policy; Public Policy; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicaid; Social Insurance>Medicare
  • 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
  • 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