Joint Committee on Retiree Health and the Pension Accounting Committee joint comments to the NAIC regarding the exposure draft of SSAP 92 (OPEBs) and proposed revisions to SSAP 89 (pensions). (
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Health Solvency Work Group comment letter to the chair of the NAIC's Capital Adequacy Task Force regarding the evaluation of the current health risk-based capital covariance formula calculation for potential changes to the calculation or methodology. (
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Committee on State Health Issues letter to the North Carolina Department of Insurance regarding the Department's proposal to change the definition of "qualified actuary." (
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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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