Joint Committee on Retiree Health letter to Texas officials about misinterpretations of the committee's 2006 comments on accounting standards for OPEBs. (
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Medicare Part D RBC Subgroup revision proposals to the NAIC life and health RBC instructions for Medicare Part D to address a potential unintended consequence related to the Authorized Control Level (ACL) RBC results. (
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Medical Reinsurance Work Group testimony to House Small Business Committee on increasing competition, reducing costs, and expanding small business health insurance coverage using the private reinsurance market. (
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Part D Lessons Learned Work Group comment letter on what has worked well and what has not in Medicare Part D. The letter also offers recommendations to improve the overall operation and administration of the Part D program, specifically including the bidding process, management of eligibility, and coordination with Medicaid and with the Social Security Administration. (
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Health Practice Council comment letter to members of the House and Senate on the actuarial implications of restricting insurers' use of genetic information. (
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Subgroup on Long-Term Care Experience Forms comments to the NAIC regarding American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) Proposed Recommendation to Report Non-Exempt LTC accelerated-type products. (
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Health Practice Council fact sheet highlighting findings from a study released by the Society of Actuaries that provides insights into the costs among nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke. (
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Small Group Market Task Force issue brief describing the types of medical insurance pools, highlighting issues that are fundamental to pooling, and illustrating how changes within a multiple small-employer pool would affect medical costs. The issue brief also describes different rating methods and examines the potential effects of introducing a new rating mechanism in an existing insurance market. (
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