The Spring HealthCheck covers the Health Practice Council’s (HPC) virtual “Hill Visits” to federal lawmakers, policymakers, and staff to discuss key health public policy issues and the HPC’s telehealth issue brief; the Health Equity Work Group’s (HEWG) discussion brief on health equity issues and an “Actuary Voices” podcast with HEWG Chairperson Annette James; the Long-Term Care (LTC)/Disability Committee’s issue brief on LTC insurance and COVID-19; and the HPC’s comments to the U.S. Treasury Department on COVID-19, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act.

The Health Solvency Subcommittee sent a comment letter in response to a request from the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group to provide an additional digit within the subcommittee’s summary of the Investment Income Adjusted Health H2 Experience Fluctuation Risk Factors.

David Traugott, Chairperson of the Academy's Property and Casualty Risk Based Capital (P/C RBC) Committee, presented an update on P/C RBC underwriting factors experience to the NAIC's P/C RBC (E) Work Group. 

Ahead of President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress on April 28, Academy President Tom Campbell noted “The Academy offers technical analysis to policymakers and regulators that is essential to developing and implementing effective public policy to address the new and continuing challenges facing Americans’ financial and retirement security through public programs and insurance and pension protections.”  Read the news release.

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