Description: Diabetes mellitus type 2 is an excellent model for assessing the setup of medical coverage in the U.S. health care system. It is a chronic disease that has genetic, behavioral and other medical causes, and causes many complications over the long term. From Financing Chronic Care Monograph, M-HB05-1.

Description: This paper discussed providing consumers of medical care with transparent and comparable price and quality information to enable them to make economically optimal decisions.

Description: This 1992 discussion is about the resource-based relative value scale [RBRVS]- where it is and where it's going, and its impact on trends, Medicare supplemental coverage, indemnity plans, and health cost projections. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 1A.

Description: This presentation from Session 4PD of the SOA 1996 Orlando Annual Meeting provides an update on the issues addressed and findings reached by the American Academy of Actuaries [AAA] work group responsible for Medical Savings Accounts [MSAs]. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 22, No. 3.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1997 Palm Desert Spring Meeting discuss how clinicians and actuaries work together in a managed care environment and how they can serve as a resource to each other. Views are presented from both a clinician and an actuary.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1998 Maui II Spring Meeting offer several approaches to creative provider reimbursement where a single capitation and fee schedule was not the best solution.

Description: Panelists discuss recent innovations in the 'special risk' market, the regulatory environment, and pricing issues. Focus is on critical illness insurance.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 2000 Las Vegas Spring Meeting discuss the various models for providing dental insurance and the pricing implications of each.

Description: Panelists provide their perspectives on current issues in the dental market, such as: · Product development · Experience trends · Competitive marketplace · Future outlook From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 65

Description: This is a panel discussion session examining the future of individual comprehensive medical expense insurance including trends, state regulation, plan design, and financial experience. From Record Of The Society Of Actuaries Volume 8, Number 4