Controlling Health Care Spending Growth

Explore issues pertaining to the drivers of health care costs and slowing the growth in health care spending.

Controlling Health Care Spending Growth

Controlling Health Care Spending Growth Resources

Comment / Letter

Comments to ASB on ASOP 6 Exposure Draft

Joint Committee on Retiree Health comments on the ASB’s exposure draft of ASOP 6, Measuring Retiree Group Benefits Obligations and Determining Retiree Group Benefits Plan Costs or Contributions.
Topics: ASB Benefits
Date Published: 07/14/2012
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Comment Letter to CMS on Medicaid Payment Rate Change

Medicaid Work Group comments to CMS on a proposed rule regarding payments for Medicaid primary care services.
Date Published: 06/12/2012
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Comment Letter to IRS on Minimum Value

Actuarial Value Subgroup comments to the IRS on Notice 2012-31, Minimum Value of an Employer Sponsored Health Plan, addressing how to account for non-core benefits and non-standard plan features as…
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 06/11/2012
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Comments to ASB on ASOP 27 Exposure Draft

Joint Committee on Retiree Health comments on the ASB’s exposure draft for ASOP 27, Selection of Economic Assumptions for Measuring Pension Obligations, regarding the implications for retiree group…
Topics: ASB Benefits
Date Published: 05/31/2012
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Comments to ASB on ASOP 4 Exposure Draft

Joint Committee on Retiree Health comments on the ASB’s exposure draft for ASOP 4, Measuring Pension Obligations and Determining Pension Plan Costs or Contributions, requesting clarification on the…
Topics: ASB Benefits
Date Published: 05/31/2012
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Letter to CCIIO on Actuarial Value and Cost-Sharing Reduction Bulletin

Actuarial Value Subgroup letter to CCIIO offering comments on the Actuarial Value and Cost-Sharing Reduction bulletin, specifically addressing the proposed actuarial value calculator. This letter…
Date Published: 05/16/2012
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Comments on Revisions to ASOPs 22 and 28

Health Practice Financial Reporting Committee comments to the ASB on revisions to ASOPs 22 and 28.
Date Published: 05/15/2012
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Letter to CMS on Revised MLR Annual Reporting Form

Medical Loss Ratio Subgroup letter to CMS offering comments on the revised annual reporting form, specifically on the definition of premiums, contract reserves, and the definition of pre-tax…
Date Published: 05/02/2012
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Letter to NCOIL on LTC Reform Options

Federal Long-Term Care (LTC) Task Force letter to NCOIL in response to a request for information on strategies to reduce costs related to LTC coverage.
Topics: Long-Term Care
Date Published: 04/27/2012
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Letter Regarding Appropriate Definition of Qualified Actuary Related to ACA’s Rate Review Provision

Health Practice Council and the Committee on Qualifications letter to all state insurance commissioners and chairs of each state house and senate insurance committee regarding the appropriate…
Date Published: 04/20/2012
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