Description: Key findings from a market research study which the SOA undertook as part of their strategic initiative: Untapped Opportunities for Actuaries in Health.

Description: May 2011 Issue of the Health Watch newsletter.

Description: This article discusses Accountable Care Organizations, how they work, managing risks and their expectations to bend the cost curve.

Description: This article is intended to present a high-level review of a recently concluded research project (Mehmud & Yi, 2012) with the same title.

Description: May 2013 issue of the Health Watch newsletter

Description: Can Direct-to-Provider Contracting Achieve Value-Based Care for Employer-Sponsored Plans? Direct-to-provider contracting is a strategy in which a self-insured entity negotiates a contract directly with a provider of healthcare services rather than through a third-party administrator (TPA), often with the goal of driving value-based care. This article discusses the considerations for employers and providers with direct-to-provider contracting.

Description: Description of rationale and benefits of moving newsletter to a digital format

Description: Editor's letter introducing the issue of Health Watch.

Description: This article examines the history, theory, and effectiveness of high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts.

Description: This article explores the disruptive applications of blockchain, an emerging technology, and its impact on the pharmacy benefit space, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBM).