Health Practice Council
The Health Practice Council oversees the Academy’s public policy work on health issues, including Medicare. The Academy’s vice president for health issues heads the council and serves on the Academy Executive Committee and Board of Directors. The Council consists of committee and workgroup chairs and liaisons to other Academy groups working on issues of relevance to the Health Practice.
ASB Liaison:
Audrey Halverson
ASB Liaison:
Rick Lassow
Professional Liaison:
Karin Swenson-Moore
Chairperson:
Annette James
Vice Chairperson:
Julia Lerche
Members:
Andrew Dalton
Mick Diede
Steven Guzski
Peter Horman
Marlene Howard
David Hutchins
Jason Karcher
Piotr Krekora
F Ronald Ogborne
Susan Pantely
David Quinn
Benjamin Rayburn
Rebecca Sheppard
Sara Teppema
Tammy Tomczyk
Cori Uccello
Aaron Wright
Mick Diede
Steven Guzski
Peter Horman
Marlene Howard
David Hutchins
Jason Karcher
Piotr Krekora
F Ronald Ogborne
Susan Pantely
David Quinn
Benjamin Rayburn
Rebecca Sheppard
Sara Teppema
Tammy Tomczyk
Cori Uccello
Aaron Wright
Related Publications
Committees Comment on Definition of Employer—Association Health Plans
The Health Practice Council’s Individual and Small Group Markets Committee and Active Benefits Committee responded to the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration’s...
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 02/14/2024
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Academy Presents to AHIP on Health Equity and Benefit Design
Health Equity Committee co-chairpersons Annette James and Rebecca Sheppard, and member Yi-Ling Lin, gave an overview of the committee’s work on equity considerations related to benefit design to...
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 01/09/2024
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Committee Comments on 2025 NBPP
The Health Practice Council’s Individual and Small Group Markets Committee submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the proposed rule for the 2025 Notice...
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 01/08/2024
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Committee Comments on Draft 2025 Actuarial Value (AV) Calculator Methodology
The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) on...
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 01/02/2024
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Academy Presents to AHIP on Health Equity for Managing Population Health and Risk Adjustment
Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello and Health Equity Committee Co-Chairperson Rebecca Sheppard gave an overview of the committee’s work on equity considerations related managing population health...
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 12/12/2023
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Presentation to SEAC on Health Equity and Updates on the Health Equity Symposium/Workshops
On November 16, 2023, Academy Health Equity Committee chairperson Annette James and member Yi-Ling Lin presented to the Southeastern Actuaries Conference (SEAC) on the importance of health equity...
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 11/16/2023
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Health Equity Issue Brief Summarizes Series on Benefit Design and Removing Barriers to Successful Implementation
The Health Equity Committee released an issue brief summarizing its "Health Benefit Design Innovations for Advancing Health Equity: Removing the Barriers to Successful Implementation" series.
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 11/14/2023
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Health Equity Issue Brief Examines The Needs of Populations We are Trying to Serve
The latest issue brief in its “Health Benefit Design Innovations for Advancing Health Equity: Removing the Barriers to Successful Implementation” series explores how to better understand unmet...
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 11/10/2023
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Health Equity Issue Brief Examines Overcoming Constraints to Implementation
The latest issue brief in its "Health Benefit Design Innovations for Advancing Health Equity: Removing the Barriers to Successful Implementation" series explores how to better understand unmet needs...
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 11/10/2023
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Update to the NAIC HRBC (E) Working Group on the Current and Proposed H3 Factors
Health Care Receivables Factors Work Group member David Quinn provided an update to the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group on the current and proposed H3 Factors.Date Published: 11/08/2023
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Letter to NAIC HRBC Working Group on H2 Updates
The Health Solvency Subcommittee’s Health Underwriting Risk Factors Analysis Work Group sent a letter updating the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group (HRBC) on progress on the...Date Published: 10/31/2023
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Academy Presents to AHIP on Health Equity and Provider Contracting and Network Development
Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello and Health Equity Committee members Ugo Okpewho and Sara Teppema gave an overview of the committee’s work on equity considerations related to provider contracting...
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 10/10/2023
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Health Equity Issue Brief Examines Evaluation of Benefit Changes
A new issue brief released by the Health Equity Committee provides an overview of how potential benefit changes are evaluated and how those evaluations could facilitate the incorporation of...
Topics: Benefits Health Equity
Date Published: 10/05/2023
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Academy Presents to CBPP on Health Equity and Benefit Design
Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello gave an overview of the Health Equity Committee’s work on equity considerations related to benefit design to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ (CBPP)...
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 09/20/2023
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Committee Comments to CMS on Cost-Sharing Payments Program’s Maximum Monthly Cap
The Health Practice Council’s Medicare Committee submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the draft part one guidance for the Maximum Monthly Cap...
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 09/20/2023
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Academy Presents to AHIP on Health Equity and Plan Pricing
Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello and Health Equity Committee member Rebecca Sheppard gave an overview of the committee’s work on equity considerations related to health plan pricing to AHIP’s...
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 09/12/2023
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Committees Comment on Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance Proposed Rules
The Health Practice Council’s Individual and Small Group Markets Committee, Risk Sharing Subcommittee, and Active Benefits Committee submitted a comment letter to the Department of Health and...
Topics: Benefits Health Insurance
Date Published: 09/11/2023
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Health Equity and Benefit Design
A new issue brief released by the Health Equity Committee provides an overview of issues related to designing health benefits to improve health equity. These issues were discussed in the first of a...Date Published: 08/08/2023
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HPC Committees Comment on 2024 NBPP
The Health Practice Council’s Individual and Small Group Markets Committee and Risk Sharing Subcommittee submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’...
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 07/30/2023
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Drivers of 2024 Health Insurance Premium Changes
The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee released its annual issue brief laying out the factors underlying premium rate setting and highlighting the major components driving premium changes...
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 07/19/2023
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