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.


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 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
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and other health care reform issues.
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Long-Term Care
Federal and state long-term care issues, including the CLASS Act and LTC pricing/valuation.
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Medicare/Medicaid
Ideas for improving Medicare’s financial stability and insights on Medicaid and CHIP programs.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid