Health Reform & ACA Implementation

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…

Policy Paper

Subcommittee Issue Paper on ACA Risk Adjustment Program

Risk Sharing Subcommittee issue paper that reviews the first year of experience under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) risk adjustment program with focus on experience in the individual market.

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…

Policy Paper

Financial Reporting Implications Under the ACA

Health Practice Financial Reporting Committee white paper providing an overview of provisions in the Affordable Care Act – the premium-stabilization programs, new taxes and fees, advanced payments,…

Policy Paper

Fact Sheet: Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Pioneer ACO Program

Update of a June 2011 fact sheet by the Health Care Quality Work Group providing an overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Pioneer ACO program.

Issue Brief

Voter Guide – A Guide to Analyzing the Issues: Medicare Premium Support

e to help voters understand what premium support is and the potential implications of shifting Medicare to a premium support program.

Issue Brief

Decision Brief: Implications of Medicaid Expansion Decisions on Private Coverage

Decision brief highlighting some of the issues that federal and state policymakers and regulators should consider as they are making their Medicaid expansion decisions.

Policy Paper

Voter Guide – Making Health Care Reform Work: Why Broad Participation is Necessary (Updated)

Voter guide to help explain why broad participation is necessary in the health insurance system to avoid higher premiums.

Policy Paper

Research Brief: Design and Implementation Considerations of ACA Risk-Mitigation Programs

Joint Academy/SOA research brief on risk-mitigation programs under the Affordable Care Act appear to reduce financial risks to health plans but overly restrictive limitations on premium rate…

Issue Brief

Fact Sheet: Medicare Shared Savings Program Under the Affordable Care Act

Health Practice Council fact sheet providing an overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program and how accountable care organizations (ACOs) are addressed in the Affordable Care Act.