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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Health Resources

Practice Note

Long-Term Care Insurance Practice Note

Long-Term Care (LTC) Practice Note Work Group’s Long-Term Care Insurance public policy practice note to provide a source of information to practicing long-term care (LTC) actuaries seeking to…
Date Published: 05/14/2021
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ASOP No. 6 Practice Note on Valuing Retiree Health Benefit Plans

ASOP No. 6 Practice Note on Valuing Retiree Health Benefit Plans The ASOP No. 6 Practice Note Work Group’s ASOP No. 6—Development of Age-Specific Retiree Health Cost Assumptions, Including…
Date Published: 03/15/2021
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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…
Date Published: 10/29/2020
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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

Actuarial Memorandum Practice Note

Actuarial Memorandum Practice Note Work Group exposure draft to provide information that can be useful for appointed actuaries dealing with the challenges of producing an Actuarial Memorandum in…
Date Published: 01/14/2020
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Long-Term Care (LTC) Combination Product Valuation Practice Note

Work Group Long-Term Care Combination Product Valuation Practice Note to provide information to actuaries on current and emerging practices in which their peers are engaged with respect to the…
Topics: Long-Term Care
Date Published: 12/02/2019
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Long-Term Care Insurance Practice Note

Exposure draft of practice note to provide a source of information to practicing long-term care (LTC) actuaries seeking to better understand the considerations in evaluating experience, setting…
Date Published: 01/30/2019
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Statutory Reserving for Group Long-Term Disability Income Insurance

Statutory Reserving for Group Long-Term Disability Income InsuranceGroup Long-Term Disability Practice Note Work Group on some of the current practices used by health actuaries in the United States…
Date Published: 03/12/2018
Comment / Letter

Rate Filings under the Affordable Care Act

Premium Review Work Group practice note on Actuarial Practices Relating to Preparing, Reviewing, and Commenting on Rate Filings Prepared in Accordance with the Affordable Care Act, providing…
Date Published: 12/03/2015
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Comment / Letter

Exposure Draft: Rate Filings and Review for 2015 and Beyond

Exposure draft of a new practice note related to rate filings, review, and disclosure under the Affordable Care Act for calendar year 2015 and beyond. Comments on the exposure draft should be…
Date Published: 10/26/2014
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