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

Task Force Comments on Individual Disability Valuation Standard Report

Individual Disability Tables Work Group comments on the “The Individual Disability Valuation Standard Report” of the Joint American Academy of Actuaries/Society of Actuaries Individual Disability…
Topics: Long-Term Care
Date Published: 07/22/2015
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Work Group Comments to NAIC on Evaluation of Asset Risk Factors

Health Solvency Work Group comment letter to the NAIC’s Investment Risk-Based Capital Working Group on the evaluation of asset risk factors for the health risk-based capital formula.
Date Published: 05/20/2015
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Work Group Comments on EDGE Data Submissions

Risk Sharing Work Group letter to CCIIO on the methodology proposed to evaluate the sufficiency of EDGE server data.
Date Published: 05/08/2015
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Work Group Comments on 2014 MLR Annual Reporting Form

Risk Sharing Work Group letter to CMS with comments on the 2014 medical loss ratio (MLR) annual reporting form.
Date Published: 03/31/2015
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Council Comments on Premium Rate Filing Implications of King v. Burwell

Health Practice Council comments urging HHS to consider implementing measures to counter the potential adverse consequences on health insurance premium rate filings in the event the Supreme Court…
Date Published: 02/24/2015
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Work Group Recommendations for Changes to Rate Review Instructions

Rate Review Practice Note Work Group letter to CCIIO with suggested recommendations for modifications to the unified rate review template (URRT) and actuarial memorandum instructions to provide…
Date Published: 01/16/2015
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Academy Comments to NAIC on Operational Risk

Life Capital Adequacy Committee, Property and Casualty Risk-Based Capital Committee, and Health Solvency Work Group comments to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on…
Date Published: 01/07/2015
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Work Group Comments on Payment Parameters Proposed Rule

Risk Sharing Work Group letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to the proposed rule on benefit and payment parameters for 2016.
Date Published: 12/22/2014
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Comment on Breakthrough Therapy Designation Medications

Medicaid Work Group letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the introduction of new Breakthrough Therapy Designation medications and their potential impact on Medicaid costs.
Date Published: 11/11/2014
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Joint Committee on Retiree Health Sends Comment Letter to GASB Regarding Exposure Draft

The Joint Committee on Retiree Health letter to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board commenting on proposed statements of accounting and financial reporting by governmental employers for other…
Date Published: 08/29/2014
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