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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Health Resources

Comment / Letter

Joint Committee on Retiree Health Comments on ASOP No. 35

Joint Committee on Retiree Health comments to the Actuarial Standards Board on revisions to ASOP No. 35, Selection of Demographic and Other Noneconomic Assumptions for Measuring Pension Obligations.
Date Published: 02/02/2013
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Comment / Letter

Update on Academy/SOA Cancer Claims Cost Tables Work Group Project

Cancer Claims Cost Tables Work Group letter to the NAIC’s Health Actuarial Task Force on it’s valuation table progress. 
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 02/01/2013
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Comment / Letter

HPC Letter on Need to Appoint Actuary to LTC Commission

HPC letter to President Obama and congressional leaders urging them to appoint an actuary to the new Commission on Long-Term Care that was enacted as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
Topics: Long-Term Care
Date Published: 01/10/2013
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Comment / Letter

Comment Letter on Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule

Risk Sharing Work Group comments to CMS on proposed rule, Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014, addressing payment methodologies and data collection for risk adjustment, reinsurance, and risk…
Topics: Reinsurance
Date Published: 12/31/2012
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Comment Letter on MLR Provisions in Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule

MLR Work Group comments to CMS on the proposed rule, Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014, addressing proposed changes to the final rule on MLR.
Date Published: 12/31/2012
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Comment / Letter

Comment Letter on Health Insurance Market Reforms Proposed Rule

Individual and Small Group Market Task Force and Premium Review Work Group comments to CMS on a proposed rule regarding health insurance market reforms, which included modifications to the final rule…
Date Published: 12/21/2012
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Comment / Letter

Comment Letter on Essential Health Benefits Proposed Rule

Individual and Small Group Market Task Force comments to CMS on the EHB components of the proposed rule, Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation.
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 12/21/2012
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Comment / Letter

Comment Letter on Plan Data Collection Requirements

Actuarial Value Subgroup comment letter on plan data collection requirements, specificially asking for clarification on whether any AV-related data collection elements will be consistent with those…
Date Published: 12/20/2012
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Comment / Letter

Comment Letter on Actuarial Value Proposed Rule

Actuarial Value Subgroup comment letter on the proposed rule establishing standards for actuarial value determinations under the Affordable Care Act
Date Published: 12/18/2012
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Comment / Letter

Actuarial Practices Relating to Preparing, Reviewing, and Commenting on Rate Filings Prepared in Accordance with the Affordable Care Act

Practice note by the Rate Review Practice Note Work Group on the preparation, review, and disclosure of rate filings under the Affordable Care Act.
Date Published: 10/09/2012
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