The October HealthCheck covers the Academy’s telehealth issue brief and Sept. 25 Capitol Hill briefing on the topic; the Individual and Small Group Markets Committee’s comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the 2020 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters; and recent legislative and regulatory activity. Click through also for a preview of health sessions at the upcoming Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum.
Academy activities, legislative/regulatory updates, and more.
This Week: PBR Boot Camp Early Registration Deadline Today; One Week Left for Annual Meeting Hotel Room Block
Read the latest issue of This Week—the Academy’s end-of-week digital newsletter, compiling a week’s worth of news, updates, and media coverage in one convenient, easy-to-use publication.
Briefing on Telehealth—A Digital Communication Approach to Improving Health
Members of the Telehealth Work Group presented on the topic of telehealth along with the debut of their new issue brief with moderator Cori Uccello, senior health fellow, to a policy audience of Capitol hill staff.
Committee Comments on Changes to RADV timing in the final 2020 NBPP and related documents
The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee sent comments to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on rules finalized in the 2020 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) concerning risk adjustment data validation (RADV)-related transfers.
The September “Professionalism Counts” column, “Time for a CE Check,” looks at the continuing education (CE) requirements under the Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing Statements of Actuarial Opinion in the United States that apply to all actuaries in the U.S. that issue SAOs, and how to best meet those requirements as the year draws to a close. (Actuarial Update, September 2019)
