Description: Help consumers understand their rights in health care and understand how technology is embedded into the health care industry. On top of that, you will also hear about topics related to professionalism. During this webcast, you will learn about: ▪ An overview of the health insurance market ▪ Health care provider billing and contracting ▪ Recent trends with insurers and health care providers ▪ Identify areas of excessive billing and fraud ▪ The impacts of technology on billing practices ▪ An understanding pharmacy benefits, including discounts and rebates

Description: This is an article about a survey sent to Long-Term Care section members and the survey results.

Description: This page highlights new published SOA Research and will be updated periodically.

Description: Presidential address about changes in the actuarial world.

Description: The SOA released a report titled Massachusetts Health Insurance Reform, which looks at the impact on insurance markets, pricing and profitability.

Description: A discussion of the contents of this issue of smalltalk including regulatory issues that impact insurance and smaller insurance companies. Also discussed are two major regulatory issues, health care reform and financial regulatory reform.

Description: The chair of the Long-Term Care Section notes activities of the section and thanks members for their participation.

Description: Editor’s Viewpoint: Stepping into the All-Electronic Future...

Description: It is well established that empowerment of staff is a critical leadership trait. But what are the metrics to recognize that you have achieved it? What steps enable this achievement? Which psychological attributes explain its efficacy?This article proposes to answer these questions through a multi-disciplinary examination of empowerment in the context of three leadership domains.

Description: The key to influencing others is cultivating strong relationships. While maintaining authenticity, mutual respect and integrity, it is worthwhile to develop contacts, associations and affiliations that benefit your work, organization and career growth. Explore how to create influential relationships with three different entities, including your direct reports, peer group and boss. Learn how other leaders have used influencing skills to gain success and improve their organizations.