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What Can We Do About the Cost of Health Care?
The Society of Actuaries and the Kaiser Family Foundation have partnered together to address the rising cost of health care in the United States. The U.S. spends roughly 18% of its gross domestic product on health care, while the rest of the developed world spends roughly 11%. What can we do about the cost of health care?
More than 30 thought leaders from throughout the health care community gathered in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2018, for the inaugural event of Initiative 18|11. This conference report details that day’s event and outlines next steps for Initiative 18|11.
Members of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Health Section discuss Initiative 18|11, the section's project providing thought leadership on health care costs.
Health actuaries discuss the drivers of health care costs and provide an introduction to the SOA Health Section's Initiative 18|11.
