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Chairperson’s Corner
Chairperson’s Corner The Health Section chair recaps some of the section’s activities and future projects. N/A; 9493 1/1/2009 12:00:00 AM ...- Authors: Jennifer Gillespie
- Date: Jan 2009
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability
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Further Discussion of High Hospital Charges
Further Discussion of High Hospital Charges Article discusses causes of high charges in relations to reimbursement arrangements and possible actions of insurers & payers. Issue No. 45.- Authors: John Cookson
- Date: Apr 2003
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability
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How blockchain technology will disrupt the PBM-payer-pharmacy relationship
How blockchain technology will disrupt the PBM-payer-pharmacy relationship This article explores the disruptive applications of blockchain, an emerging technology, and its impact on the pharmacy ...- Authors: Brian Anderson, Michael DiPrima , Greg Callahan
- Date: Apr 2020
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability; Technology & Applications; Technology & Applications>Blockchain & cryptocurrency
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Can Direct-to-Provider Contracting Achieve Value-Based Care for Employer-Sponsored Plans?
Can Direct-to-Provider Contracting Achieve Value-Based Care for Employer-Sponsored Plans? Can Direct-to-Provider Contracting Achieve Value-Based Care for Employer-Sponsored Plans? ...- Authors: Andrew James Timcheck, Cory Gusland, Michael Gaal
- Date: Dec 2019
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Payment models
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Critical Illness Turns 40!
Critical Illness Turns 40! This article provides an overview of critical illness insurance: history, product description, and the three primary ways to offer critical illness coverage in the ...- Authors: Jennifer Howard, Ashlee Borcan
- Date: Sep 2023
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Experience Studies & Data; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Critical illness insurance; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Experience Studies & Data>Rate calculations; Health & Disability>Incidence; Health & Disability>Rates - Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Termination - Health & Disability
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Up Front with the SOA Staff Fellow
Up Front with the SOA Staff Fellow Joe Wurzburger, Staff Fellow at the SOA, shares his views and insights about the health care industry in general and the Health Section's role in particular.- Authors: Society of Actuaries
- Date: Jul 2019
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession; Health & Disability
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A Look at Top Health Care Systems Around the World
A Look at Top Health Care Systems Around the World What can the United States learn from other countries' health care systems? How are other countries more efficient? We selected five countries ...- Authors: Traci Leigh Hughes, Gail Stone
- Date: May 2021
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Global Perspectives; Health & Disability
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Issue Brief: Changing Financial Risks for Medigap Insurance, Part 1
Issue Brief: Changing Financial Risks for Medigap Insurance, Part 1 During the past few years, performance, cost, and risk trends for Medigap products have undergone substantial changes. Some of ...- Authors: Kristi Bohn
- Date: Mar 2024
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health insurance
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Give Me Some Credibility: Addressing the Challenge of Volatility in Value-Based Contracts—Part 2
Give Me Some Credibility: Addressing the Challenge of Volatility in Value-Based Contracts—Part 2 Discover the key components of value-based care (VBC) contracts and their impact on provider ...- Authors: Maria Knox, James Pisko, Keith Passwater
- Date: May 2023
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Results-Oriented Solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Predictive Analytics; Health & Disability>Provider networks; Health & Disability>Provider risk; Predictive Analytics>Modeling techniques
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The Actuary and the Medical Device Industry
The Actuary and the Medical Device Industry Adding value in the development, production and marketing process of medical devises regulatory environment, designer/manufacturer perspective, product ...- Authors: ROBERT FREDERICK MCCARTHY
- Date: Oct 2002
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability