Resources
The SOA Health section has pulled together the following resources for all section members.
Health Affairs: SOA Health section members get unrestricted access to numerous health, healthcare and policy articles with important information about the latest health issues and trends via a free Health Affairs online subscription.
Health Research: The Society of Actuaries develops and funds a variety of health insurance-focused research. Access our research involving the Affordable Care Act costs, health care systems, risk assessments, experience studies and more.
Web Exclusives
- ACA Exchanges
- Commercial Health Care
- Public Health
- Explaining Health Policy to Your Facebook Friends
Self-Insurance Strategic Initiative Report: This monograph presents the work of the Self-Insurance Task Force, which was formed in early 2017 to carry out a strategic initiative identified by the Society of Actuaries’ Health Section Council. The task force’s goal was to explain the many ways in which actuaries are or could be involved in the self-insured employer health plan marketplace today and in the future.
Subgroups: Join any of our free subgroup listservs to receive emails to hear the latest news on their specialized topics.
Behavioral Finance Subgroup:This subgroup reviews literature, proposes studies and compares notes on the applicability of behavioral finance to the purchase and use of health insurance and healthcare services.
Free webcasts: As a Health Section member you are entitled to free access to the recordings of past webcasts sponsored by the Health Section starting a year after the webcast.
Regulatory Resource: This section Web page provides direct access to primary sources related to regulation.
LinkedIn: Health Join the Health Section LinkedIn and connect with other Health professionals.
Health Council Org Chart:View the leaders of the various Health Section Council subgroups, as well as education, research, strategic direction and professional community.