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John Schubert

The Health Practice Council provides objective technical expertise to policy-makers and regulators on major health issues, including Medicare.

John Schubert is the Academy's vice president for health issues. Cori Uccello is the senior health fellow.



Hill briefing on risk pools

The Academy holds a Capitol Hill briefing focusing on risk pooling basics and the implications of rating rules and pooling mechanisms for small-group and individual health insurance markets.

Examining longevity's costs

The North American Actuarial Council asks the Academy to help put the implications of increasing longevity into "the forefront of public policy discourse." NAAC warns that the long-term viability of many financial security arrangements is threatened by a failure to adapt to increasing longevity.

Voters' resources on health issues

"Election 2008," a new set of online Academy resources, is designed to help voters better understand such key issues as health care reform and Medicare's financial problems.

Shoring up Medicare

The 2008 Medicare trustees' report underscores the need to address the programs' long-term financing problems, says the Academy.

L&H valuation manual

Web subscribers: Access the 2008 edition of the Academy's Life and Health Valuation Law Manual online.

Tools for Medicare Rx work


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