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Escaping the Addiction – From Preferred Payer to Rational Pricing
Escaping the Addiction – From Preferred Payer to Rational Pricing A proposal to reform current health care market, from a 'preferred payer' system, in which Medicare and Medicaid pay ...- Authors: Hobson Carroll
- Date: Sep 2010
- Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Payment models; Health & Disability>Public financing - Health & Disability; Public Policy; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicaid; Social Insurance>Medicare
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Potential Membership Shifts for Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
Potential Membership Shifts for Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Changes in CMS requirements for 2011 Medicare Part D plans aimed at reducing confusion surrounding the PDP selection process by ...- Authors: Shelly Brandel
- Date: Jan 2011
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicare
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Letter from the Editors
Letter from the Editors The editors of Health Watch have made health care reform the focus of the Sepctember 2009 issue, and provide an introduction to the issue's contents. Health care ...- Authors: Grady Catterall, Mary Kindel Van der Heijde
- Date: Sep 2009
- Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicare
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A Simple Proposal to Save the Individual ACA Market
A Simple Proposal to Save the Individual ACA Market We propose using premiums and tax revenue to fund high-cost individuals in the Individual ACA market. Patient Protection and Affordable Care ...- Authors: Joseph Slater, John Culkin
- Date: Feb 2018
- Competency: Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health risks; Public Policy
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Bundled Reimbursement: A Step in the Right Direction, or Another Flawed Idea?
Bundled Reimbursement: A Step in the Right Direction, or Another Flawed Idea? An overview of the issues behind reimbursing providers on a bundled or packaged basis. The article presents the ...- Authors: Todd Lueders
- Date: Sep 2010
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Public Policy; Public Policy
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Estimating the Impact of Disease and Treatment on Life Expectancy
Estimating the Impact of Disease and Treatment on Life Expectancy Analysis of the impact of disease progression and treatment on life expectancy provides perspective on the long term costs to the ...- Authors: Tzu-Chun Kuo, Philipp Vetter
- Date: Jan 2011
- Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Demography>Longevity; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining
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Chairperson’s Corner 2009 Health Section Initiatives
Chairperson’s Corner 2009 Health Section Initiatives The Health Section chairperson discusses the past year's activity, especially the Visions for the Future of the U.S. Health Care System ...- Authors: Jennifer Gillespie
- Date: Sep 2009
- Competency: Communication>Written communication; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers; Public Policy; Public Policy
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Getting Actuaries More Engaged in Population Health
Getting Actuaries More Engaged in Population Health Introduction to population health, a collaborative discipline that seeks to leverage all the determinants of health personal behaviors, ...- Authors: Robert D Lieberthal
- Date: Jan 2011
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Public Policy; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics