DOUBLE SESSION – 2 TOPICS!
Special 2-Hour Meeting 

Second Session: Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Reform
The President of the American Medical Association will describe the urgent need for Medical Liability reform.  The current crisis in Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance is taking its toll on health care delivery and the health insurance market, and actuaries can play a role in bringing about meaningful reform.
Speaker: Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD, President of the American Medical Association

First Session: Recent Findings of the SOA Health Practice Area
Kara Clark, the Society of Actuaries staff actuary for the health practice area, will present significant findings from recent SOA research that underscore some of the health practice area's current initiatives, focusing in particular on the changing demographic landscape, increasing prescription drug costs, and quality of care.  Kara will discuss the role for actuaries in contributing to the knowledge base on these issues, the purpose for some of the SOA's activities, and the ways in which external relations can further actuarial visibility and influence.  Finally, this is an opportunity for attendees to share their perspective on the future of the health actuary's roles relative to these and other critical issues facing the U.S. healthcare system.
Speaker: Kara Clark, Staff Actuary, Society of Actuaries
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2003: 
  2:00 Registration Opens
  2:45 Session 1 Begins (Recent Findings of the SOA Health Practice Area)
  3:45 Refreshment Break
  4:00 Session 2 Begins (Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Reform)
  5:00 Hors d’oeuvres
   Location: CNA Insurance Companies
   Southeast corner of Jackson and Wabash, Chicago, IL 60606
   2nd Floor Conference Center, Room 210 North