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.
Staff Liaison:
Michelle Anaba
ASB Liaison:
Audrey Halverson
ASB Liaison:
Rick Lassow
Rick Lassow
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Health Practice Council ASB Liaison
Rick Lassow is vice president, Actuarial & Underwriting at Summit Reinsurance Services Inc. He has worked as a consulting and employed actuary for health plans, state agencies, and providers. He has expertise in health policy actuarial analysis, cell and gene therapy modeling, ACO risk sharing, product development, health status-based risk adjustment, fully-insured and excess pricing, and data management.
Prior to joining the ASB in 2023, Lassow served on the ASB Health Committee, including a term as chairperson; was chairperson of the Task Force to Revise ASOP No. 5; and was Vice Chairperson of the Task Force to Revise ASOP No. 42.
Lassow earned degrees in mathematics from St. Olaf College and the University of Nebraska and was a policy fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. He is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
Professional Liaison:
Karin Swenson-Moore
Chairperson:
Annette James
Vice Chairperson:
Julia Lerche
Members:
Andrew Dalton
Mick Diede
Steven Guzski
Peter Horman
Marlene Howard
Jason Karcher
Piotr Krekora
F Ronald Ogborne
Susan Pantely
David Quinn
Benjamin Rayburn
Rebecca Sheppard
Sara Teppema
Tammy Tomczyk
Aaron Wright
Mick Diede
Steven Guzski
Peter Horman
Marlene Howard
Jason Karcher
Piotr Krekora
F Ronald Ogborne
Susan Pantely
David Quinn
Benjamin Rayburn
Rebecca Sheppard
Sara Teppema
Tammy Tomczyk
Aaron Wright
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