Health Reform & ACA Implementation

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and other health care reform issues.

Health Reform & ACA Implementation

Health Reform & ACA Implementation Resources

Practice Note

Minimum Value and Actuarial Value Determinations Under Affordable Care Act

Practice note by the Minimum Value Practice Note Work Group on the calculation of minimum value and actuarial value under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which includes a discussion of plan designs…
Date Published: 04/24/2014
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Comment / Letter

Work Group Comments on ACA Risk-Sharing Mechanisms

Risk Sharing Work Group letter to CCIIO with comments on a proposed rule related to exchanges and market reforms for 2015, specifically addressing ACA risk-sharing mechanisms.
Date Published: 04/21/2014
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Comment / Letter

Letter to NAIC on Impact of 3Rs on Health RBC

Letter from Health Solvency Work Group to NAIC Health Risk-Based Capital Working Group regarding the effect of the 3Rs on risk-based capital.
Date Published: 03/11/2014
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Putting A Premium on Health: The Affordable Care Act & Underwriting

entation to the National Conference of Insurance Legislators about the Affordable Care Act’s effect on rating.
Date Published: 03/10/2014
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Testimony

Academy Congressional Testimony on ACA Risk Corridors

Senior Health Fellow written testimony to the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the Affordable Care Act’s risk corridor program and whether it constitutes a “bailout” for…
Date Published: 02/05/2014
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Comment / Letter

Work Group Technical Comments on ACA Rate Review Template

The Rate Review Practice Note Work Group submitted comments to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) on a second draft of revisions to the Unified Rate Review Template…
Date Published: 01/24/2014
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Comment / Letter

Work Group Technical Comments on ACA Rate Review Template

Rate Review Practice Note Work Group letter to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) with comments on a new proposed list of changes to the Unified Rate Review Template…
Date Published: 01/03/2014
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Comment / Letter

Council Comments on Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 Proposed Rule

Health Practice Council letter to HHS in response to the proposed rule on benefit and payment parameters for 2015, specifically addressing composite rating, proposed changes to the actuarial value…
Date Published: 12/20/2013
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Comment / Letter

Technical Comments to CCIIO on ACA Rate Review Template

Rate Review Practice Note Work Group letter to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) highlighting several technical comments on the current versions of the Unified Rate…
Date Published: 12/04/2013
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Policy Paper

ACA Risk-Sharing Mechanisms – The 3Rs (Risk Adjustment, Risk Corridors, and Reinsurance) Explained

Health Practice Council fact sheet providing and overview of the three risk-sharing mechanisms included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – the permanent risk-adjustment program, temporary risk…
Topics: Reinsurance
Date Published: 12/04/2013
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