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George B. Wagoner is a retired health care actuary. At his retirement, he was a Senior Partner at Mercer Consulting, where he had served for over a decade as the Chief Actuary of Mercer’s National Health & Benefits practice. He worked with clients nationwide in employee benefits and human resources strategic planning, managed care, consumer directed health care, long-term care, disability, dental, prescription drug, vision and life coverages. Before joining Mercer in 1985, George worked for a regional insurance company and a major non-profit health insurance company as a chief group actuary. George has over 40 years of experience in the group life and health actuarial field. On both a company- and industry-wide basis, he has served on task forces dealing with health care and group benefit issues such as managed care, consumer directed health care, postretirement medical and life, health care data analysis, health care strategy and health care reform. George has authored numerous articles and is a frequent speaker regarding a wide range of health and welfare topics. George received his BS degree in mathematics from Davidson College. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a Fellow of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries. George was also a member of the board of directors of The Health Project, which presents the C. Everett Koop National Health Awards honoring cost-effective health promotion and disease prevention programs.