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The Academy Health Practice Council (HPC) is dedicated to providing policymakers and regulators with insights to navigate the complex landscape of health insurance and healthcare affordability.
The HPC’s commitment to objectivity and precision in this vital sector helps shape and inform decisions that impact the lives of millions of Americans every day.
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Controlling Health Care Spending Growth
Explore issues pertaining to the drivers of health care costs and slowing the growth in health care spending.
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Financial Reporting, Risk Management and Solvency
Financial reporting and solvency issues at the state level, such as NAIC related projects on RBC, as well as emerging international solvency issues and federal regulation of insurance companies.
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Health Reform & ACA Implementation
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and other health care reform issues.
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Long-Term Care
Federal and state long-term care issues, including the CLASS Act and LTC pricing/valuation.
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Medicare/Medicaid
Ideas for improving Medicare’s financial stability and insights on Medicaid and CHIP programs.
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Health News
The Academy
Health Insurance Affordability: Balancing Premiums And Out-Of-Pocket Costs
In this article for Health Affairs Forefront, Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello writes about the balancing act needed to address underinsurance in the individual market
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 07/09/2025
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ASB Boxscore, Fall/Winter 2020: ASB Approves Exposure Drafts of Proposed Revisions of ASOP Nos. 3, 38, and Setting Assumptions ASOP; New ASB Members and Chairperson Appointments Announced
Read the latest news from the ASB Boxscore.
Topics: ASB News
Date Published: 12/23/2020
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Life Committee News
ASB Approves Second Exposure Draft of Revision of ASOP No. 22
The ASB recently approved a second exposure draft of a revision of ASOP No. 22, now titled Statements of Actuarial Opinion Based on Asset Adequacy Analysis for Life Insurance, Annuity, or Health…
Topics: ASB News
Date Published: 06/23/2020
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Health Committee News
ASB Approves Exposure Draft of Revision of ASOP No. 28
The ASB recently approved an exposure draft of a revision of Actuarial Standard of Practice (ASOP) No. 28, now titled Statements of Actuarial Opinion Regarding Health Insurance Assets and…
Topics: ASB News
Date Published: 06/09/2020
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ASB TO MEET DECEMBER 9-10, 2015 IN WASHINGTON
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the ASB will be held December 9-10, 2015, at the Academy offices in Washington, D.C.
Topics: ASB News
Date Published: 09/22/2015
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Comment / Letter
Committee Comments to Senate Following Health-Cost Hearing
The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee submitted a formal statement for the record to the Senate Committee on Finance following the committee’s Nov. 19 hearing on the rising costs of…
Topics: Health Insurance
Comment / Letter
Practice Councils Comment to NAIC on Revised RBC Principles
The Casualty Practice Council, Health Practice Council, Life Practice Council, and Risk Management and Financial Reporting Practice Council submitted a joint comment letter to the NAIC’s…
Comment / Letter
Comment Letter to NAIC on AI Systems Evaluation Tool
Providing an actuarial perspective on responsible use of AI in insurance, vice presidents from the Academy’s casualty, health, life, and risk management and financial reporting councils sent a…
Comment / Letter
Practice Councils Comment to NAIC on RBC Principles
The Casualty Practice Council, Health Practice Council, Life Practice Council, and Risk Management and Financial Reporting Practice Council submitted a joint comment letter to NAIC’s Risk-Based…
Topics: Risk-Based Capital
Comment / Letter
Committees Comment to House on H.R. 1 Health Provisions
The Health Practice Council’s Medicaid Committee and Individual and Small Group Markets Committee submitted comments to House leadership focusing on Medicaid provisions within H.R. 1, after Senate…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Comment / Letter
Academy Comments to NAIC on Proposed AI in Insurance Model Law
Academy casualty, health, life, and risk management and financial reporting vice presidents sent a comment letter to the NAIC in response a request for information by NAIC’s Big Data and Artificial…
Comment / Letter
Health Committee Comments to Senate on House Budget Bill
The Health Practice Council’s Individual and Small Group Markets Committee submitted comments to Senate Leadership as they develop their budget reconciliation legislation. The comments focus on…
Topics: Health Insurance
Comment / Letter
Committee Comments on House Budget Resolution
The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee submitted comments to the U.S. House Committee on the Budget on the reconciliation legislation advancing in the House of Representatives to comply…
Topics: Health Insurance
Comment / Letter
Individual & Small Group Markets Committee Comments to CMS on ACA Rule
The Individual & Small Group Markets Committee sent a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;…
Topics: Actuarial Standards
Comment / Letter
HPC Releases Summary of SOA Research Institute Report on the ACA
The Health Practice Council (HPC) released a summary of findings from a new Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute report, The ACA @ 15 – Tracking Prior and Emerging Results since its…
Topics: Health Insurance