Health Reform & ACA Implementation

Comment / Letter

Committee Comments on Changes to RADV timing in the final 2020 NBPP and related documents

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…

Issue Brief

Surprise Medical Bills: An Overview of the Problem and Approaches to Address It

Health Practice Council issue brief providing an overview of the surprise-billing problem and provides insights on approaches to address it.

Issue Brief

Drivers of 2020 Health Insurance Premium Changes

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee issue brief outlines the major drivers behind why 2020 premiums could differ from those in 2019. The brief focuses primarily on the individual market, yet…

Presentation

Deciphering the Different Options to Expand Public Coverage

This presentation was a session at the SOA Health Meeting where panelists reviewed the proliferation of proposals to expand access to public health insurance plans, either to strengthen insurance…

Comment / Letter

Council Comments to Congressional Committee Regarding Hearing on Pathways to Universal Health Coverage

Health Practice Council comments to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means regarding its June 12 hearing, “Pathways to Universal Health Coverage.”

Comment / Letter

Council Letter to Congressional Committee Regarding Hearing on Single-Payer Health Care

Health Practice Council letter to the U.S. House Committee on the Budget regarding its May 22 hearing, “Key Design Components and Considerations for Establishing a Single-Payer Health Care System.”

Comment / Letter

Committee Comments on Selling Insurance Across State Lines

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee comments in response to the Department of Health and Human Services’ request for information on selling insurance across state lines through Health Care…

Comment / Letter

Unified Rate Review Template (URRT) and Instructions

Premium Review Work Group comments on the recently released final Unified Rate Review Template (URRT) and Instructions.

Policy Paper

Expanding Access to Public Insurance Plans

Proposals to expand access to public health insurance plans are being put forward as a way to supplement efforts to strengthen insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or to replace the…

Presentation

The AHP, Short-Term Duration and HRA Rules: What’s the Latest

sentation at the 2018 SOA Health Meeting examining rules surrounding association health plans, short-term limited duration insurance plans, and health reimbursement arrangements from the Trump…