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

Practice Note

Actuarial Certification of Restrictions Relating to Premium Rates in the Small Group Market

Actuarial Certification of Restrictions Relating to Premium Rates in the Small Group MarketHealth Practice Financial Reporting Committee practice note on actuarial certification of restrictions…
Date Published: 12/31/2009
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Revised Actuarial Statement of Opinion Instructions

Revised Actuarial Statement of Opinion InstructionsPLEASE NOTE: This practice note was superceded by the 2011 practice note on the Revised Actuarial Statement of Opinion Instructions of the NAIC…
Date Published: 09/30/2009
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Practice Note

Medicare Part D Accounting

Medicare Part D Accounting Practice Note Subgroup practice note describing some of the current practices used by U.S. health actuaries with respect to work involving valuation, accounting, and…
Date Published: 04/08/2008
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Actuarial Equivalence for Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans under the Medicare Drug Program

Practice note issued by the The Actuarial Equivalence PDP/MA-PD Practice Note Work Group on the actuarial equivalence for private prescription drug plans under Medicare Part D. The practice note…
Date Published: 03/06/2008
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Disease Management

Disease ManagementPractice note created by the Disease Management Work Group to describe some of the current practices used by U.S. health actuaries with respect to work involving disease management…
Date Published: 12/31/2007
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Group Long-Term Disability Insurance

Group Long-Term Disability InsurancePractice note created by a subgroup of the Health Practice Financial Reporting Committee providing a description of some of the current practices used by health…
Date Published: 08/01/2006
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Attestation of Actuarial Equivalence for Plan Sponsors Accepting a Retiree Drug Subsidy Under the Medicare Drug Program

Practice note created by the Actuarial Equivalence Retiree Practice Note Work Group providing advisory guidance to actuaries attesting to the actuarial equivalence of a plan sponsor’s retiree health…
Date Published: 03/08/2006
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Statutory Reserves for Individual Disability Income Insurance

Statutory Reserves for Individual Disability Income InsuranceHealth Practice Financial Reporting Committee practice note describing some of the current statutory reserving practices used by…
Date Published: 03/01/2006
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Practice Note

Small Group Medical Insurance Reserves and Liabilities

Health Financial Reporting Committee practice note addressing questions and issues regarding the valuation actuary’s responsibilities related specifically to determining reserve levels and asset…
Date Published: 10/31/2005
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Actuarial Certification of Rates for Medicaid Managed Care Programs

Actuarial Certification of Rates for Medicaid Managed Care ProgramsPractice Note created by the Medicaid Rate Certification Work Group to provide nonbinding guidance to actuaries who certify rates…
Date Published: 08/01/2005
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