Exchanges Work Group letter to HHS in response to its request for comments on the exchange-related provisions in ACA. (
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Risk Sharing Work Group letter to HHS regarding the ACA reinsurance provision that references the Academy. The letter includes initial input on potential approaches for identifying high-risk individuals and determining reinsurance payments. (
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Benefits and Eligibility Work Group letter to HHS in response to an interim final rule on first-dollar coverage of preventive services. (
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Benefits and Eligibility Work Group letter to HHS in response to an interim final rule on ACA provisions that eliminate lifetime limits, restrict annual limits, eliminate preexisting condition exclusions, and prohibit rescissions. (
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Medical Loss Ratio Regulation Work Group letter to HHS with input on credibility issues for the purpose of calculating rebates under the new MLR requirements. (
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Grandfathering Provisions Work Group letter to HHS in response to an interim final rule on the ACA provision related to the status of health insurance coverage as a grandfathered plan. (
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Health Practice Council brief providing definitions for commonly used terms associated with health care reform implemenation. (
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Premium Review Work Group letter regarding Massachusetts Senate Bill 2447, which includes a provision that would limit rate increases to medical CPI. (
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Premium Review Work Group comment letter on the NAIC's exposure draft of a rate-filing disclosure form that is intended to facilitate the reporting of unreasonable rate increases to HHS. (
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Benefits and Eligibility Work Group letter to HHS in response to an interim final rule on the PPACA provision that extends dependent coverage to age 26. (
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Steven Schoonveld presentation before the July 11 National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Summer Meeting. The presentation focuses on educating lawmakers about the CLASS Act (the new voluntary, long-term care services program). (
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Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello presentation before a June 15 American Enterprise Institute event, offering an actuarial perspective on health care reform implementation. (
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Medical Loss Ratio Regulation Work Group letter to the chair of the NAIC's Accident and Health Working Group offering input on the potential inclusion of a change in contract reserves in the numerator of the MLR rebate calculation. (
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Joint Committee on Retiree Health letter to the Department of Health and Human Services in response to an interim final rule on the PPACA provision that creates a temporary reinsurance program for early retirees. (
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Medical Loss Ratio Regulation Work Group letter to the NAIC responding to a request for more information on defining statistical credibility within the MLR rebate process as provided in a previous letter.
( )Medical Loss Ratio Regulation Work Group letter to the chair of the NAIC's Health Care Reform Solvency Impact Subgroup on an exposure draft of a new proposed financial reporting exhibit the Supplemental Health Care Exhibit. (
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Premium Review Work Group letter to the Department of Health and Human Services in response to its request for comments on the PPACA provision that establishes a review process for unreasonable rate increases. (
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Medical Loss Ratio Regulation Work Group letter to the Department of Health and Human Services in response to its request for comments on the PPACA provision that requires medical loss ratio reporting and rebates. (
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Medical Loss Ratio Regulation Work Group letter to the chair of the NAIC's Accident and Health Working Group responding to his request for input on defining an appropriate way to maintain statistical validity within the rebate process. The Academy sent a subsequent letter to respond to a request from the NAIC for more information on statistical credibility. (
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Premium Review Work Group letter to the chairs of the NAIC's Health Care Reform Solvency Impact Subgroup, the Accident and Health Working Group, and the Rate Review Subgroup regarding the Patient Protection and Affordability Act (PPACA) provision that establishes a review process for unreasonable rate increases. (
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