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  • Why so Many People Have Untreated Mental Health Conditions
    Why so Many People Have Untreated Mental Health Conditions The article reviews high-deductible health plans and poor reimbursement for mental health providers as being the root of 3 devastating ...

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    • Authors: Dawn Motovidlak
    • Date: Jun 2018
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Chronic health management - Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Health risks; Health & Disability>Payment models
  • Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs
    Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs This article examines the history, theory, and effectiveness of high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts. Consumer driven ...

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    • Authors: Fritz Busch, Barbara Collier, Jason Karcher , Steven Phillips
    • Date: Mar 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
  • Health Watch, Issue 79, December 2015, Health Watch
    Health Watch, Issue 79, December 2015, Health Watch Health Watch, Issue 79, December 2015, Health Watch Critical illness insurance;Ethics;Health reserves;Health Research;Cause-of-death mortality; ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership>Influence; Professional Values>Ethical standards; Relationship Management>Team leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Disability; Health & Disability>Critical illness insurance; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • Why Everyone Hates HMOs
    Why Everyone Hates HMOs Article compares HMOs to other one stop non-health corporations that have gone away and states still in existance only due to forced government regulation, Issue No. 39.

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    • Authors: Gerry Smedinghoff
    • Date: Dec 2000
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
  • 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
  • Commercial Healthcare: What's Next
    Commercial Healthcare: What's Next A new initiative, Commercial Health Care: What’s Next, will focus on education and research for health actuaries regarding issues that remain with the ...

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    • Authors: David Dillon, Elaine Corrough
    • Date: Jun 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Public Policy; Public Policy
  • Up Front with the SOA Staff Fellow
    Up Front with the SOA Staff Fellow Review of 2015 from perspective of the Health Section Health care reform;Health insurance 6442465068 12/1/2015 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Joseph Wurzburger
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance