Health

The Academy Health Practice Council (HPC) is dedicated to providing policymakers and regulators with insights to navigate the complex landscape of health insurance and healthcare affordability.

The HPC’s commitment to objectivity and precision in this vital sector helps shape and inform decisions that impact the lives of millions of Americans every day.

Health
Controlling Health Care Spending Growth

Controlling Health Care Spending Growth

Explore issues pertaining to the drivers of health care costs and slowing the growth in health care spending.
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Financial Reporting, Risk Management and Solvency

Financial Reporting, Risk Management and Solvency

Financial reporting and solvency issues at the state level, such as NAIC related projects on RBC, as well as emerging international solvency issues and federal regulation of insurance companies.
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Health Reform & ACA Implementation

Health Reform & ACA Implementation

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

Long-Term Care

Federal and state long-term care issues, including the CLASS Act and LTC pricing/valuation.
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Medicare/Medicaid

Medicare/Medicaid

Ideas for improving Medicare’s financial stability and insights on Medicaid and CHIP programs.
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More Health Issues

Health Resources

Comment / Letter

Health Solvency Subcommittee Comment Letter to NAIC Health Risk-Based Capital Working Group on Investment Income and Underwriting Risk Factors

The Health Solvency Subcommittee comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group to provide analysis to incorporate…
Date Published: 12/17/2020
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Comment / Letter

Health Equity Work Group Comments to the NAIC Special (EX) Committee on Race and Insurance

The Health Practice Council’s Health Equity Work Group comments to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) highlighting their efforts to facilitate solutions to address health…
Date Published: 12/04/2020
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Comment / Letter

Academy Senior Health Fellow Presentation on Health Equity at NAIC Special (EX) Committee on Race and Insurance

On December 2, 2020, Cori Uccello, the Academy’s Senior Health Fellow, presented on behalf of the Academy’s Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) at the National Association of Insurance…
Date Published: 12/04/2020
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Comment / Letter

HPC Comments to ASB on ASOP No. 22 Proposed Revision

The Health Practice Council’s Long-Term Care (LTC) Reform Subcommittee Task Force to Review ASOP No. 22 comments on the proposed revision of Actuarial Standard of Practice (ASOP) No. 22, Statements…
Date Published: 12/01/2020
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Comment / Letter

Committee Comments on 2021 Actuarial Value (AV) Calculator

Comments from the Individual and Small Group Markets Committee to the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) expressing concerns on the claims data updates finalized in the…
Date Published: 11/12/2020
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Practice Note

Actuarial Memorandum Practice Note

The purpose of this practice note is to provide information that can be useful for appointed actuaries dealing with the challenges of producing an Actuarial Memorandum in support of the Actuarial…
Date Published: 10/29/2020
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Presentation

LTC Valuation Work Group NAIC Presentation

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Valuation Work Group gave a presentation to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC’s) LTC Actuarial (B) Working Group on the work group’s progress…
Date Published: 08/25/2020
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NAIC Report

LTC Valuation Work Group Presents at NAIC

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Valuation Work Group presentation to NAIC’s LTC Actuarial (B) Working Group as part of the NAIC Summer 2020 Virtual National Meeting.
Date Published: 08/07/2020
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Comment / Letter

ASOP No. 6 Practice Note on Retiree Heath Benefit Plans

ASOP No. 6 Practice Note on Retiree Heath Benefit PlansThe ASOP No. 6 Practice Note Work Group released an exposure draft, ASOP No. 6 – Development of Age-Specific Retiree Health Cost Assumptions…
Date Published: 07/21/2020
Comment / Letter

Risk Sharing Subcommittee Comments on HHS-Operated RADV Under the Patient PPACA’s HHS-Operated RADV Program

Risk Sharing Subcommittee filed comments with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on exposed Amendments to the HHS-Operated Risk Adjustment…
Date Published: 07/02/2020
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