socialist medicine/health insurance

[captain_epsilon]

Since the country's going down the tubes now anyway, I remembered some news articles a long time ago which stated that health insurance companies favored obamacare because of the individual mandate. Is the Government takeover of medicine a harbinger of profit for prospective actuaries in health insurance? If the answer is yes, then how can an actuary position himself within a health insurance company to capitalize on the momentum?

[oofta]

Too much in unsure right now to answer this question.

[captain_epsilon]

Originally Posted by oofta

Too much in unsure right now to answer this question.

can you elaborate?

[campbell]

Originally Posted by captain_epsilon

can you elaborate?

I can elaborate.

There is an election coming up this fall. That can change things quite a bit.

For example, several parts of Dodd-Frank have been delayed in implementation due to Republicans winning the House in the 2010 election.

So certain things may change just because Obama does or does not win reelection, Democrats do or do not win more seats in the House or Senate.

[captain_epsilon]

Originally Posted by campbell

I can elaborate.

There is an election coming up this fall. That can change things quite a bit.

For example, several parts of Dodd-Frank have been delayed in implementation due to Republicans winning the House in the 2010 election.

So certain things may change just because Obama does or does not win reelection, Democrats do or do not win more seats in the House or Senate.

i will rephrase and clarify my question: assuming obamacare is fully implemented, can reasonable projections be made about future prospects of health insurance actuaries and, to reiterate, the best way a health insurance actuary can position himself to capitalize on the momentum?

[tude]

oh ok, so you're just trying to make some money

[captain_epsilon]

Originally Posted by tude

oh ok, so you're just trying to make some money

why not? the public voted for a massive socialist medical bureaucracy so i'm simply poised to give them what they asked for.

[glassjaws]

You add 30 million people to the rolls and still only run an 85% LR. That's not losing.

[tude]

Originally Posted by glassjaws

You add 30 million people to the rolls and still only run an 85% LR. That's not losing.

I agree. So why is everyone against it?

[General Apathy]

Originally Posted by DataDan

You have to lack a certain kind of ethics to work in this field.

Actuarial or healthcare or both or the combination of both?