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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Issue Brief
Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance
The Medicare Committee released an issue brief on the financing challenges facing the Medicare program based on the 2022 Medicare Trustees Report.
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Issue Brief
Work Group Releases LTC Actuarial Equivalence Public Policy Issue Brief
The Long-Term Care (LTC) Reform Subcommittee’s LTC Actuarial Equivalence Work Group released the public policy issue brief, Value of Reduced Benefit Options in Long-Term Care Insurance Rate…
Issue Brief
Committee Releases Issue Brief on Hospital Price Variation
The Health Care Delivery Committee released an issue brief on the “Implications of Hospital Price Transparency on Hospital Prices and Price Variation.” The brief emphasizes that price…
Comment / Letter
Health Equity Work Group Issues Request for Information – Deadline Extended to February 15, 2022
In October 2021 the American Academy of Actuaries Health Equity Work Group issued a request for information (RFI) to solicit input to its work assessing whether and how health actuarial practices…
Issue Brief
Committee Releases Issue Paper on Medicaid Managed Care Plan Rate Setting as Impacted by COVID-19
The Medicaid Committee released an issue paper, Considerations for Reflecting the Impact of COVID-19 in Medicaid Managed Care Plan Rate Setting, which explores key components of rate setting during…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Comment / Letter
Health Equity Work Group Issues Request for Information
The American Academy of Actuaries created a Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) with a goal of contributing to efforts to reduce health disparities and improve health equity among racial and ethnic…
Issue Brief
Discussion Brief – Issue in Focus: Health Equity and Managing Population Health
Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) released a discussion brief, Health Equity from an Actuarial Perspective: Managing Population Health. This discussion brief is the final in the series developed by…
Topics: Health Equity
Issue Brief
Discussion Brief – Issue in Focus: Health Equity and Provider Contracting/Network Development
Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) discussion brief, Health Equity from an Actuarial Perspective: Provider Contracting and Network Development. This discussion brief is part of a series developed by…
Topics: Health Equity
Issue Brief
Health Equity Work Group Releases Discussion Brief &
Health Equity Work Group Releases Discussion Brief – Issue in Focus: Health Equity and Provider Contracting/Network Development The Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) released a discussion…
Topics: Health Equity
Issue Brief
Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance
Medicare Subcommittee issue brief on the financing challenges facing the Medicare program based on the 2021 annual review of the Medicare program’s trustees.
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid