Health Care Reform from the Actuarial Perspective: What Are The Key Differences Between the Bills?

When the U.S. Senate passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on December 24, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) in November, the prospect for passage of health care reform took another step forward. However, the two versions still have to be reconciled.

• Do you want to know where health reform stands?
• Do you understand the key differences between the bills from an actuarial perspective?
• Are you interested in learning more about the Academy’s activities and impact during the health care reform process?

The American Academy of Actuaries’ Health Practice Council, co-sponsored by the Society of Actuaries and the Conference of Consulting Actuaries, is offering a free webcast on Monday, January 25, 2010 from noon until 1:00 p.m. EST to answer these questions.*

Webcast speakers will provide actuaries with an overview of the current status of health care reform, then outline some of the more significant differences between the bills, the challenges those differences will present for the reconciliation process, and which chamber’s approach (if either) would be more viable. You’ll also find out about some of the Academy’s activities on health care reform, including publications, interactions with policymakers, and inquiries from media.

Speakers for this webcast are will be:

• David A. Shea, Jr., MAAA and FSA, is a regular director, American Academy of Actuaries, chairperson of its Federal Health Committee, member of its Health Practice Council and Membership Committee.
• Thomas Wildsmith, MAAA and FSA, is a regular director, American Academy of Actuaries, chairperson of its Medicare Steering Committee, and member of its Health Practice Council and Committee on Federal Health Issues.
• Cori E. Uccello, senior health fellow, American Academy of Actuaries.

Webcast resources

• View the archived version of the webcast online (download the WebEx player if you do not already have it on your computer. You will need it to view the webcast.).
• Download the audio-only version in MP3 format.
• Download the speakers’ slides. (PDF format).

*CE Credit

The American Academy of Actuaries believes in good faith that this event may constitute an Organized Activity as defined by the current Qualification Standards. Under the standards, a credit hour is defined to be 50 minutes and hourly fractions may be counted.

Questions?

Please contact Philip Hafler at the Academy (hafler@acturary.org, 202-223-8196) with questions.