State Health Committee testimony to the Massachusetts Legislature outlining some of the potential unintended consequences associated with H.B. 3447, An Act Providing for Equitable Coverage in Disability Policies, which would prohibit gender distinct premiums for disability insurance policies. (
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Health Practice Financial Reporting Committee practice note on actuarial certification of restrictions relating to premium rates in the small group market. (
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Health Practice Council letter to Sens. Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell that outlines key isuses that need to be considered when evaluating whether the Senate's health care reform bill will lead to a viable health insurance system and discusses whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act addresses the outlined issues. (
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Health Practice Council comments on the Senate Finance Committee’s series of policy options papers,Expanding Healthcare Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans. (
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Health Practice Council comments to the Senate related to introduced legislation, the Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act, that would eliminate gender as a rating factor for individual health insurance. (
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Medicare Steering Committee and Health Care Quality Work Group comments to the Senate Finance Committee on the draft legislation "Medicare Hospital Quality Improvement Act of 2008", which would link Medicare hospital payments to performance on certain quality measures. (
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Long-Term Care Principle-Based Work Group progress report to the NAIC's Accident and Health Working Group regarding the Academy's ongoing work on a stochastic model for long-term care insurance. An initial prototype of the model has been developed and is currently being reviewed by several members of the work group. (
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Health Practice Financial Reporting Committee comments on proposed changes in the actuarial opinion instructions for NAIC health annual statements. (
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Consumer Driven Health Plans Work Group issue brief answering several common questions about HSAs, including: what are the different types of consumer driven health plans; who is choosing these types of plans; what impact will they have on health spending growth; and, how will they affect the traditional health insurance market. (
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Mental Health Parity Work Group updated issue brief providing a description of mental health parity requirements and how group insurance plans have responded to those requirements. The brief also includes a discussion of the cost implications of expanded mental health parity requirements, including the impact on other medical costs. (
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