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

Comment Letter to CCIIO on Structure of the Actuarial Value Calculator

Health Practice Council comment letter to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) providing responses to questions raised during a meeting with representatives of CCIIO on…
Date Published: 04/02/2012
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Comment Letter to House Leadership on HR 5 to Repeal IPAB

Health Practice Council comment letter to House leadership on legislation (HR 5) that would include a provision to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board, which was created under the ACA to…
Date Published: 03/21/2012
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Comments to CMS on MLR Reporting Form

Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Work Group comments to CMS on the exposure draft of the MLR annual reporting form.
Date Published: 02/14/2012
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Second Health Practice Council Letter to Arizona Insurance Department

Health Practice Council and Committee on Qualifications letter to the Arizona insurance director stressing its concern that their regulatory definition of “qualified actuary” for health premium…
Date Published: 02/10/2012
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Letter to HHS on Essential Health Benefits Bulletin

Individual and Small Group Market Task Force comments to the HHS on the essential health benefits bulletin.
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 01/31/2012
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Letter to HHS on Research Brief Addressing Actuarial Value

Health Practice Council letter to the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) at HHS providing comments on a research brief, Actuarial Value and Employer-Sponsored Insurance.
Date Published: 01/31/2012
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Letter to NAIC Regarding Accounting for Pension Benefits and OPEBs

Pension Accounting Committee and Joint Committee on Retiree Health letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on the exposure drafts of Statements of Statutory Accounting…
Date Published: 12/09/2011
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Letter to Massachusetts Senate on Amendment to H.3535

Premium Review Work Group letter to the Massachusetts Senate regarding an amendment to the state budget that would require the disapproval of any health insurance rates to be supported by “sound…
Date Published: 11/30/2011
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Committee Letter to Arizona Insurance Department

Health Practice Council and Committee on Qualifications letter to the Arizona insurance director pointing out that their regulatory definition of “qualified actuary” for health premium actuarial…
Date Published: 11/18/2011
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Letter to NAIC on Progress of Academy/SOA Cancer Claims Cost Tables Work Group

Cancer Claims Cost Tables Work Group letter to the NAIC’s Health Actuarial Task Force discussing the progress it has made over the past year and outlining its objectives for the coming year.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 10/31/2011
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