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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
Date Published: 07/09/2025
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Date Published: 09/19/2024
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How to Offer Health Insurance Using a PEO

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Date Published: 09/12/2024
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Article

Actuaries See Relatively Mild Pressures on ACA Health Insurance Premiums for 2025, With Most Coming from Higher Prescription Costs

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is shedding light on the factors and trends likely to affect the health insurance premiums that millions of Americans will pay in 2025 versus 2024…
Date Published: 08/14/2024
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Date Published: 12/20/2023
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American Academy of Actuaries Recognizes Members’ Service to Public, U.S. Actuarial Profession

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries recognized member service to the U.S. actuarial profession and the public with the presentation of awards to six individuals at its 2023 Annual…
Date Published: 11/15/2023
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Drivers Of 2024 Health Insurance Premium Changes

Advisor Magazine
Date Published: 07/19/2023
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Actuaries: Inflation, COVID Emergency’s End, Small Employer Coverage Shifts Could Influence 2024 Health Premium Rates

WASHINGTON—Inflation, changes due to the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, and shifts in the health coverage options offered by small employers top the reasons why health insurance…
Date Published: 07/19/2023
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American Academy of Actuaries Welcomes Geralyn Trujillo as Senior Director of Public Policy

American Academy of Actuaries Welcomes Geralyn Trujillo as Senior Director of Public Policy WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries today welcomed Geralyn Trujillo, a leading and…
Date Published: 07/17/2023
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Infographic

The Individual Health Insurance Market 2026: An Illustrative Premium Rate Development Timeline

This timeline, developed by the Individual and Small Group Markets Committee of the American Academy of Actuaries, outlines the typical timing of key steps in the rate-setting process.
Date Published: 07/21/2025
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Discussion Paper

The Interconnectedness of Health Coverage Sources for the Under-65 Population

The U.S. health insurance system is a complex tapestry, with coverage provided through a mix of public and private sources, including Medicaid, Medicare, employer-sponsored insurance, and the…
Date Published: 07/21/2025
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Discussion Paper

Strategies to Achieve Market Stability in the Individual Health Insurance Market

This discussion brief by the Individual and Small Group Markets Committee outlines key components of a stable market, as well as current policies that support market stability. It also outlines…
Date Published: 07/21/2025
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Presentation

Academy Presents to CCIIO on HPC Activity

Health Vice President Annette James, Individual and Small Group Markets Committee Vice Chairperson Tammy Tomczyk, and Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello presented to the Centers for Medicare &…
Date Published: 06/11/2025
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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…
Date Published: 06/03/2025
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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…
Date Published: 05/20/2025
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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…
Date Published: 03/25/2025
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Issue Brief

Ensuring Access, Affordability, Choice, and Competition in the Individual Health Insurance Market

An issue brief from the Individual and Small Group Markets Committee, Ensuring Access, Affordability, Choice, and Competition in the Individual Health Insurance Market, provides an overview of how…
Date Published: 03/06/2025
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ASOP NO. 57

Statements of Actuarial Opinion Not Based on an Asset Adequacy Analysis for Life Insurance, Annuity, or Health Insurance Reserves and Related Actuarial Items

[glossary_exclude] STANDARD OF PRACTICE   TRANSMITTAL MEMORANDUM January 2023 TO: Members of Actuarial Organizations Governed by the Standards of Practice of the Actuarial Standards Board and…
Date Published: 09/23/2024
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