Health Care Reform:
Actuaries answer the questions you’ve been afraid to ask.
Capitol Hill Briefing
Monday, June 22, 2009
This timely Hill briefing offered an understanding on the various provisions that influence the actuarial viability of healthcare reform proposals.
The briefing began with a short introductory presentation outlining the components of healthcare reform, followed by an interactive Q&A session with our panel of actuarial experts.
Topics included:
- Do you understand how all the various provisions affect adverse selection, and why mitigating adverse selection is a critical component of ensuring actuarially viable reform?
- When considering a public plan option, what do you need to know in order to ensure a level playing field with private plans?
- What do you need to know about actuarial equivalence, and how is it used to compare different benefit packages?
Panelists
- Catherine Murphy-Barron, MAAA, FSA, Chairperson, Uninsured Work Group
- David A. Shea, Jr., MAAA, FSA, Chairperson, Federal Health Committee
- Karl Madrecki, MAAA, ASA, Member, Health Practice Council
Slides
- See the slides used by the speakers. (PDF)
Questions?
- Please contact Philip Hafler at the Academy
(hafler@actuary.org, 202-223-8196) with questions.
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