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

NAIC Report

Update to the NAIC HRBC (E) Working Group on the Current and Proposed H3 Factors

Health Care Receivables Factors Work Group member David Quinn provided an update to the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group on the current and proposed H3 Factors.
Date Published: 11/08/2023
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NAIC Report

Academy Update to the NAIC HRBC (E) Working Group during the Fall 2022 NAIC National Meeting

Health Solvency Subcommittee Chairperson Derek Skoog provided an update to the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group at the NAIC’s Fall 2022 National Meeting in Tampa, FL, on the…
Date Published: 12/12/2022
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NAIC Report

Academy HPC Fall 2022 NAIC National Meeting Update to Health Actuarial (B) Task Force

Academy Health Practice Council (HPC) Vice President, Barb Klever, provided an update on HPC activities to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Health Actuarial (B) Task Force…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 12/05/2022
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NAIC Report

Academy HPC Summer 2022 NAIC National Meeting Update to Health Actuarial (B) Task Force

Academy Health Practice Council (HPC) Vice Chairperson, Barb Klever, provided an update on HPC activities to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Health Actuarial (B) Task Force…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 08/01/2022
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NAIC Report

Health Solvency Subcommittee Letter to the NAIC Health RBC Working Group on Timeline to Analyze and Review the H2 Underwriting Risk Component

The Health Solvency Subcommittee submitted a letter response to its previous report to the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group to provide a timeline to analyze and comprehensively…
Date Published: 07/13/2022
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NAIC Report

Work Group Submits Proposed 2022 Group Life Waiver Tables and Adjustment Factors to the NAIC&

Work Group Submits Proposed 2022 Group Life Waiver Tables and Adjustment Factors to the NAIC‘s HATF The Group Life Waiver Premium Valuation Table Work Group submitted Proposed 2022 Group Life…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 07/07/2022
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NAIC Report

Group Life Waiver Premium Valuation Table Work Group Submits Recommendations to the NAIC Health Actuarial (B) Task Force

The Group Life Waiver Premium Valuation Table Work Group submitted recommendations for the revised 2022 Group Life Waiver of Premium Valuation Table and the revised Actuarial Guideline 44 (AG 44) to…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 06/13/2022
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NAIC Report

Academy HPC Spring 2022 Update to NAIC Health Actuarial (B) Task Force

Academy Health Practice Council (HPC) Vice Chairperson, Barb Klever, provided an update on HPC activities to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Health Actuarial (B) Task Force…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 03/29/2022
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NAIC Report

Long-Term Care Valuation Work Group Releases the Long-Term Care Insurance Mortality and Lapse Study

The Long-Term Care Valuation Work Group released a major report, the Long-Term Care Insurance Mortality and Lapse Study, as a result of a 2016 request from the NAIC’s Health Actuarial (B) Task…
Date Published: 11/19/2021
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Comment / Letter

Comment Letter to the NAIC Health RBC Working Group on Impact of Investment Income

Health Solvency Subcommittee comment letter in response to a request from the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group to provide an additional digit within the subcommittee’s summary…
Date Published: 04/27/2021
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