New LTC Insurance Issue Brief; District Court Releases ACA Opinion
June 8, 2016
Academy Activities
Subcommittee Publishes Issue Brief on LTC Insurance
The Long-Term Care Reform Subcommittee published an issue brief June 2 that provides an overview of premium rate increases on private long-term care insurance (LTCI) policies. The issue brief notes that private LTCI is complex, and that a policyholder is essentially paying today for a varied range of care he or she may or may not need for years, if not decades, into the future. Insurers are gradually learning through their claims experience what the actual levels of benefits are and will be, and a means for taking corrective action to accommodate the changing future is important. Read the Academy’s news release and see “In The News” below for media coverage.
Legislative/Regulatory Updates
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will host a forum June 9 (tomorrow) on private health insurance issuer insights and innovation in year three of the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace.
On June 6, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a final rule to update how accountable care organization (ACO) performance is measured. The rule is scheduled to be published in the June 10 Federal Register.
HHS released a final rule May 13 implementing ACA nondiscrimination provisions.
On May 12, the U.S. District Court ruled in an opinion in the U.S. House of Representatives v. Burwell case that the cost-sharing subsidy program under the ACA was not properly funded through the congressional appropriations process. The program will be allowed to continue while the Obama administration considers appealing, which it is expected to. Read the Academy alert.
In the News/Media Activities
Media outlets continued to cover the Academy’s issue brief on 2017 health premium drivers, which was released in early May. WLRN Public Radio, the NPR affiliate in Miami/South Florida, ran a story giving context on proposed premiums in that state, featuring an interview with Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello. An Oklahoma insurance department statement and a Kentucky Press News Service bulletin on proposed premiums in those states also cited the issue brief for context, as reported in Insurance Journal, Insider Louisville, and several Kentucky-based outlets. The issue brief also was cited in a Center for Health Journalismcommentary on a proposed ACA alternative to establish high-risk pools to insure the sick.
The Academy’s LTCI issue brief was cited in a LifeHealthProstory on properly structuring private LTCI.
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