Controlling Health Care Spending Growth

Comment / Letter

Comments to Senate Committee on Medical Hospital Quality Improvement Act

Medicare Steering Committee and Health Care Quality Work Group comments to the Senate Finance Committee on the draft legislation “Medicare Hospital Quality Improvement Act of 2008”, which would link…

Comment / Letter

Letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Financial Data Related to Medicare Part D

Medicare Part D RBC Subgroup letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for financial data related to Medicare Part D, which will be used to update a report on Medicare Part D RBC risk…

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_Letter to NAIC on Evaluating Effectiveness of Proposed Trend Tests

Health RBC Trend Test Work Group report to the NAIC on evaluating the effectiveness of three proposed trend tests.

Comment / Letter

Comments on Proposed Changes to Actuarial Opinion Instructions

Health Practice Financial Reporting Committee comments on proposed changes in the actuarial opinion instructions for NAIC health annual statements.

Comment / Letter

Letter to Texas Officials Clarifying Comments on OPEB Accounting Standards

Joint Committee on Retiree Health letter to Texas officials about misinterpretations of the committee’s 2006 comments on accounting standards for OPEBs.

Comment / Letter

Comment Letter on RBC Instructions for Medicare Part D

Medicare Part D RBC Subgroup revision proposals to the NAIC life and health RBC instructions for Medicare Part D to address a potential unintended consequence related to the Authorized Control Level…

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Comment Letter to NAIC on Proposed Risk Factor Update for Medicare Part D

Medicare Part D RBC Subgroup comment letter to NAIC’s Health Risk Based Capital Working Group on a possible update of proposed risk factors previously developed by the Academy’s Medicare Part D…

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Letter to NAIC on Treatment of Medical Active Life Reserves in RBC

Health Practice Financial Reporting Committee letter to Julia T. Philips, the Chair of the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (RBC) Working Group, that comments on a proposal made by Blue Cross Blue…

Comment / Letter

Comments to NAIC Health Risk-Based Capital Working Group

Health Practice Financial Reporting Committee comments to the NAIC on a proposal to include a trend test in the health RBC formula.

Comment / Letter

Letter to CMS on Medicare Part D Implementation

Part D Lessons Learned Work Group comment letter on what has worked well and what has not in Medicare Part D. The letter also offers recommendations to improve the overall operation and…