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.

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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

Letter to NAIC on Supplemental Health Care Exhibit Exposure Draft

Medical Loss Ratio Regulation Work Group letter to the chair of the NAIC’s Health Care Reform Solvency Impact Subgroup on an exposure draft of a new proposed financial reporting exhibit the…
Date Published: 05/17/2010
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Letter to NAIC on Supplemental Health Care Exhibit Exposure Draft

Medical Loss Ratio Regulation Work Group letter to the chair of the NAIC’s Health Care Reform Solvency Impact Subgroup on an exposure draft of a new proposed financial reporting exhibit the…
Date Published: 05/17/2010
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Comment / Letter

Letter to HHS Regarding MLR Provisions

Medical Loss Ratio Regulation Work Group letter to the Department of Health and Human Services in response to its request for comments on the PPACA provision that requires medical loss ratio…
Date Published: 05/14/2010
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Comment / Letter

Letter to HHS Regarding Rate Review

Premium Review Work Group letter to the Department of Health and Human Services in response to its request for comments on the PPACA provision that establishes a review process for unreasonable rate…
Date Published: 05/14/2010
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Comment / Letter

Letter to NAIC on Statistical Credibility

Medical Loss Ratio Regulation Work Group letter to the chair of the NAIC’s Accident and Health Working Group responding to his request for input on defining an appropriate way to maintain statistical…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 05/12/2010
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Letter to NAIC on Statistical Credibility

Medical Loss Ratio Regulation Work Group letter to the chair of the NAIC’s Accident and Health Working Group responding to his request for input on defining an appropriate way to maintain statistical…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 05/12/2010
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Letter to NAIC on Premium Review

Premium Review Work Group letter to the chairs of the NAIC’s Health Care Reform Solvency Impact Subgroup, the Accident and Health Working Group, and the Rate Review Subgroup regarding the Patient…
Topics: NAIC Solvency
Date Published: 05/08/2010
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Letter to NAIC on Premium Review

Premium Review Work Group letter to the chairs of the NAIC’s Health Care Reform Solvency Impact Subgroup, the Accident and Health Working Group, and the Rate Review Subgroup regarding the Patient…
Topics: NAIC Solvency
Date Published: 05/08/2010
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Issue Brief

Risk Assessment and Risk Adjustment

Health Practice Council issue brief providing an overview of risk adjustment and outlining general considerations for implementing a risk adjustment mechanism under PPACA.
Date Published: 05/01/2010
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Comment / Letter

Letter to NAIC on MLR Considerations in Patient Protection and Affordability Act

Medical Loss Ratio Regulation Work Group second letter to the chairs of the NAIC’s Health Care Reform Solvency Impact Subgroup and the Accident and Health Working Group regarding the medical loss…
Topics: NAIC Solvency
Date Published: 04/28/2010
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